One of first people in UK to receive Covid jab says: 'I feel it's my duty'

Hari Shukla, 87, and his wife Ranjan to have first of two injections of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

An 87-year-old retired race relations expert from Newcastle will help make medical history when he does his “duty” and becomes one of the first people in the western world to have a Covid vaccine.

“I’m so pleased we are hopefully coming towards the end of this pandemic and I am delighted to be doing my bit by having the vaccine”, said Hari Shukla ahead of receiving his jab. “I feel it is my duty to do so and do whatever I can to help.”

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