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Coventry, England -

90-year-old Margaret Keenan is the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, this at University Hospital in Coventry, England. The shot was administered by nurse May Parsons on December 8, 2020.

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Newark, USA -

US President Joe Biden receives the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Chief Nurse Executive Ric Cuming at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital on January 11, 2021, in Newark, Delaware.  

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Maricá, Brazil -

Guarani indigenous chief Jurema Nunes receives a CoronaVac shot from nurse Rosane das Neves during a vaccination campaign at the Aldeia Mata Verde Bonita (Tekoa Ka'Aguy Ovy Porã) on January 20, 2021 in Maricá in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Foxborough, USA -

A police officer is vaccinated at Gillette Stadium's vaccination site on January 15, 2021, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. First responders and healthcare workers are among the first groups to be vaccinated.

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Madrid, Spain -

90-year-old Pilar Mazas, resident at the Ballesol retirement home in Madrid, sits after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on January 25, 2021.

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Sequim, USA -

Betty Nelson, 81, waits for a clinic run by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe to open so she can get vaccinated. The tribe is sharing its excess vaccines with Sequim, Washington residents.

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Bratislava, Slovakia -

A Holocaust survivor prepares to be vaccinated at Bratislava's Jewish community center, this on January 27, 2021.

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Sarasota, USA -

Individuals over the age of 65 wait to enter the Department of Health in Sarasota's COVID-19 vaccination clinic, this on January 4, 2021.

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Gothenburg, Sweden -

Two residents of the Attendo nursing home in Gothenburg receive the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine on January 7, 2021. All permanent residents in the nursing home were vaccinated. The country aims to vaccinate its entire adult population in the first half of 2021.

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Los Angeles, USA -

ICU nurse Helen Cordova receives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on December 14, 2020. Governor of California Gavin Newsom watches and applauds.

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Koraput, India -

Health worker Reena Jani, 34, receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine at Mathalput Community Health Centre on January 16, 2021. She's one of the first 100 health workers at the center to get vaccinated.

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Portland, USA -

Healthcare workers get the Pfizer/BioNTech shot at the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center on December 16, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. This was the first day of vaccinations in the state.

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Tokyo, Japan -

A mock inoculation exercise takes place as Japan prepares for its COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

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New York City, USA -

People wait to be vaccinated at Manhattan’s Javits Center on January 13, 2021. The Javits previously functioned as a field hospital in 2020, and now is being used as a vaccination center.

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Nice, France -

A citizen gets vaccinated in the artists' dressing room of the Theatre de Verdure in Nice, France, which has been turned into a vaccination center.

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Tucson, USA -

Art teacher Quinita Peterson receives the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the University of Arizona in Tucson on  January 21, 2021.

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Lisbon, Portugal -

Cardiologist Manuela Fiuza waits for the first shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on December 27, 2020, at Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon.

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Brooklyn, USA -

A resident at Hamilton Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Brooklyn, New York gets a vaccine from Walgreens pharmacists.

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Sofia, Bulgaria -

A man sits and waits to get vaccinated at a care home in Sofia, Bulgaria, on January 27, 2021.

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Birmingham, England -

People are vaccinated inside Lichfield Cathedral in Lichfield, Birmingham in England. The cathedral has been turned into an emergency vaccination center.

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Shanghai, China -

People stand at a vaccination site after getting their shots during a government-organized visit in Shanghai, China, on January 19, 2021.

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Belgrade, Serbia -

People in Belgrade are vaccinated with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine on January 26, 2021.

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Sidcup, England -

Centenarian Ellen Prosser receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine from Dr. Nikki Kanani at the Sunrise Care Home, in Sidcup in south-east London, this on January 7, 2021.

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Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgium -

Jos Hermans, 96, greets reporters and photographers after getting vaccinated at the Saint-Peter residential care center on December 28, 2020, in Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgium.

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Netanya, Israel -

Residents of an assisted living facility in Netanya, Israel dance after receiving their shots.

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Manaus, Brazil -

Vanderlecia Ortega dos Santos, from the Witoto indigenous tribe, receives the Sinovac vaccine in Manaus in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, this on January 18, 2021.

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Salisbury, England -

People wait to be vaccinated at Salisbury Cathedral, which has been turned into a vaccination center.

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Koraput, India -

A healthcare worker receives a COVISHIELD shot, which is manufactured by Serum Institute of India, as part of one of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

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Tel Aviv, Israel -

A man waits to get vaccinated at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. 

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