Britain gets ready for rollout of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this week

A logo of Pfizer is seen at the entrance to the Pfizer factory in Puurs, Belgium Dec. 3, 2020. [File Photo, Reuters, Yves Herman]

Britain is preparing to become the first country to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, initially making the shot available at hospitals before distributing stocks to doctors’ clinics, the government said on Sunday.

Footage posted by the National Health Service (NHS) showed boxes containing doses of the vaccine being delivered to Croydon University Hospital in south London and being stored in a special, securely locked fridge.