Full article Fabian Picardo QC MP said: The arrival of this vaccine is a demonstration of our work with the FCDO and MoD as part of the British family of nations. RoyalAirForce delivered nearly 6,000 life-saving Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to @RAF Gib on behalf of @FCDOGovUK
British Overseas Territory Gibraltar received on Saturday the first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine supplied by the UK. The vaccine supplied is the Pfizer BioNTech, which has been given to the vast majority of people that have received a COVID-19 vaccination in the U.K.
Studies show that up to 95% of people who are fully vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine develop an immune response.
Grim news of four Covid deaths tempers joy of vaccine rollout
Nurses prepare to vaccinate residents at Hillsides on Sunday. 10th January 2021
Gibraltar recorded four Covid-related deaths on Sunday, tempering euphoria a day earlier following the arrival of the first shipment of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines from the UK.
The vaccine offers hope of a way out of the public health crisis that has upturned community life since last March.
The vaccination program started early on Sunday and will be rolled out in the coming days to frontline healthcare staff and the elderly.
But even as the Gibraltar Health Authority began vaccinating, the promise of hope came with a grim reminder that Gibraltar cannot escape the threat posed by Covid-19 to communities around the globe.
Gibraltar recibió la vacuna Pfizer y domingo comienza a inocular mercopress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mercopress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eighth COVID-19 death in Gibraltar not enough to stop lockdown rebellion
The 90 to 95-year-old died from COVID pneumonia after just a week in hospital
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AN EIGHTH COVID-19 death has been reported in Gibraltar as numbers of active cases started to level off.
Cases went down to 906 yesterday before rising once again to 944 today with the social lockdown having been imposed on Saturday.
Using the car has now been banned unless it is for essential reasons like going to work or shopping.
The latest pandemic victim was a man between 90 and 95-years-old whose cause of death was COVID-19 pneumonitis.
La vacuna Pfizer llega a Gibraltar a pesar de Filomena y el Gobierno anima a la población para que la use eldiario.es - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eldiario.es Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.