'COVID-19 Vaccination Programme 2021' badge
- Made:
- 2021 in unknown place
Metal pin badge with the words 'COVID-19 Vaccination Programme 2021' with an image of a crown on a multi-coloured heart, unknown maker, 2021
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).
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Object Number:
- 2023-519
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
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overall: 25 mm x 10 mm x 25 mm,
- type:
- badge
