UK citizens to get coronavirus ID cards proving they had vaccine as country prepares for rollout

UK CITIZENS: The Batches of the world’s first coronavirus vaccines are arriving in dozens at UK hospitals as medical doctors prepare to administer the first doses to patients.

It is seen that the world is watching the launch of the immunization program, early images from south London show staff “unloading doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab from boxes at Croydon Universe Hospital before placing them in freezers on the site, Sky News report.

UK citizens who have gotten the new coronavirus vaccine will be handled with detailed ID cards proving they’ve had the drug.

The Covid-19 passport, which looks like a credit card will be given to patients once they have received the first of two rounds of Pfizer’s record-breaking covid-19 vaccine.

The first of 50 UK hubs received the medicine on Sunday, December 6, and according to the NHS, information on the ID cards will include the type of vaccine, its batch number, and the date it was given.

This ID card will also have a bold message reminding patients of when their crucial second dose is due.

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These details including the patient’s personal information will LSO be registered on an NHS database.

The first place to administer the Pfizer vaccine on Monday will be Croydon University Hospital in south London. This will be a history for them.

This vaccine has to be stored carefully at below_freezing temperatures.

It will start with the most vulnerable before other members of the public will receive their shot.

Stephen Powis, the NHS medical director said that it feels like the beginning of the end but warned the largest scale vaccination Campaign in the country’s history will be a marathon, not a sprint.

U.K Hospital is expecting to receive up to four million doses of the Pfizer/Biotech Vaccine by the end of the month.

As it stands, the country has secured 40million doses enough for 20 million people.