Partially used sheet of stickers containing seven white stickers featuring a blue, pink, purple and white graphic of a heart and a crown, reading ‘I’ve had my COVID vaccination’, of the type used during COVID-19 vaccination work at University Hospital Coventry, England, 2020-2021.

After many people received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, they received a sticker showing their support for the roll-out. A digital version was also available on social media. The crown refers to the shape of the coronavirus. The virus has crown-like spikes on their surface when viewed under a microcope.Corona is Latin for crown.

The UK COVID-19 vaccination programme started on 8 December 2020 with Matron May Parsons, administering then 90 year old Margaret Keenan’s first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at University Coventry Hospital.

The roll out in the United Kingdom is based on priority groups. In December 2020, COVID-19 vaccines were first offered to residents in care homes for older adults and their carers, people aged over 80, and frontline health and social care workers. The remaining population is offered the vaccine according to age and existing health conditions that make them more susceptible to COVID-19. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advise on the priority list and the length between doses (between 3 and twelve weeks).