Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is one of more than 50 hubs across the country chosen to begin delivering the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from today, Tuesday, December 8.
A vaccination centre has been set up at Northern General Hospital, with people aged over 80, care home residents and staff, and frontline NHS workers first in line to be injected.
These photos show some of the first people to be vaccinated in Sheffield as the huge operation begins.
1. Preparing the vaccine
Nurses at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, preparing the first COVID Pfizer vaccine doses (Pooled picture by Andy Stenning-Daily Mirror) Photo: Andy Stenning
2. UK's biggest ever vaccination programme
Patient Anthony Moore at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, receiving his first COVID Pfizer vaccine doses (Pooled picture by Andy Stenning-Daily Mirror) Photo: Andy Stenning
3. Patients checked first
Patients are checked at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield before receiving the first COVID Pfizer vaccine doses (Pooled picture by Andy Stenning-Daily Mirror) Photo: Andy Stenning
4. Information card
Patient Trixie Walker at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, displays an information card after receiving the COVID Pfizer vaccine (Pooled picture by Andy Stenning-Daily Mirror) Photo: Andy Stenning