This is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines. A momentous day in the global fight against coronavirus. 90 year old Maggie Keenan is the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Vaccine outside trials. The moment marks the start of the biggest Vaccination Campaign in the history of the nhs. Well have the latest on the roll out from across the uk, as hundreds follow margarets example. I say go for it. Go for it because its free and its the best thing thats ever happened. Please go for it, thats all i say, you know . If i can do it, well, so can you. Ijust urge people to contain their impatience. Its a very, very exciting moment, but theres still a lot of work
to be done and a lot of discipline to be maintained. After months of disruption for schools and their pupils, the Scottish Government says next years higher and advanced higher exams will be cancelled. We will adopt the new model that has been developed and base awards on teacher judgement of evidence of learner attainment.
We we this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 90 year old grandmother, Margaret Keenan, becomes the first person in the world to receive the pfizer covid 19 jab, following its clinical approval. Applause. She was given the vaccine at her local hospital in coventry. 800,000 doses are currently available in the uk with up to four million more expected by the end of the month. It was fine, it was fine. I wasnt nervous at all, it was really good, yeah. Shes protecting herself, but shes also helping to protect entire country. Across the whole of the uk this morning, that is happening in scotland, Northern Ireland
and wales, in england, people are having the vaccine for the first time. Let us know your thoughts on the start of the Mass Vaccination Programme in the uk on twitter im geetagurumurthy or its bbcyourquestions. The rest of the headlines. Borisjohnson heads to brussels later this week for face to face talks saying a post brexit trade de