Photos: European Union nations begin mass Covid-19 vaccinations

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

European Union nations officially kicked off a coordinated effort on December 27 to give Covid-19 vaccinations to some of the most vulnerable among their nearly 450 million people, marking a moment of hope in the continent's battle against the worst public health crisis in a century. Shots were administered on Sunday morning to health care workers, the elderly and some leading politicians to reassure the public that the vaccinations are safe.

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A nurse is vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as a first person at a hospital in Warsaw, Poland on December 27. European Union (EU) countries on December 27 embarked on a vaccination campaign hailed as the “key” to defeating Covid-19, as the growing spread of a new coronavirus variant intensifies fears the pandemic could wreak further devastation. (Kacper Pempel / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

A nurse is vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as a first person at a hospital in Warsaw, Poland on December 27. European Union (EU) countries on December 27 embarked on a vaccination campaign hailed as the “key” to defeating Covid-19, as the growing spread of a new coronavirus variant intensifies fears the pandemic could wreak further devastation. (Kacper Pempel / REUTERS)

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Medical workers carry the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, at the premises of a pharmaceutical warehouse in Athens, Greece on December 26. The jab is a glimmer of hope for a continent still battling the pandemic in earnest, with infection rates again on the rise, lockdowns imposed and Christmas and New Year plans left in tatters for many. (Angeloz Tzortinis / AFP)

Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Medical workers carry the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, at the premises of a pharmaceutical warehouse in Athens, Greece on December 26. The jab is a glimmer of hope for a continent still battling the pandemic in earnest, with infection rates again on the rise, lockdowns imposed and Christmas and New Year plans left in tatters for many. (Angeloz Tzortinis / AFP)

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Medical staff members wait to get a Covid-19 vaccination shot at the Amedeo di Savoia Hospital in Turin, Italy on December 27. In Italy, the EU country worst hit by the pandemic with 71,000 dead, 29-year-old nurse Claudia Alivernini was the first to receive the vaccination. AFP reported. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)

Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Medical staff members wait to get a Covid-19 vaccination shot at the Amedeo di Savoia Hospital in Turin, Italy on December 27. In Italy, the EU country worst hit by the pandemic with 71,000 dead, 29-year-old nurse Claudia Alivernini was the first to receive the vaccination. AFP reported. (Marco Bertorello / AFP)

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Medical workers prepare a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for a nurse at the infectious diseases hospital "Matei Bals", in Bucharest, Romania on December 27. The numbers of those vaccinated in the initial days are largely symbolic and it will be months before enough are protected to envisage a return to normal from the pandemic that has killed 1.76 million people worldwide. (Daniel Mihailescu / Pool / AFP)

Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Medical workers prepare a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for a nurse at the infectious diseases hospital "Matei Bals", in Bucharest, Romania on December 27. The numbers of those vaccinated in the initial days are largely symbolic and it will be months before enough are protected to envisage a return to normal from the pandemic that has killed 1.76 million people worldwide. (Daniel Mihailescu / Pool / AFP)

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Hungarian soldiers carry the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines at the Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary on December 26. In a sign of impatience, some EU countries began vaccinating on December 26, a day before the official start, with a 101-year-old woman in a care home becoming the first person in Germany to be inoculated and Hungary and Slovakia also handing out their first shots. (Szilard Koszticsak / Pool via REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Hungarian soldiers carry the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines at the Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary on December 26. In a sign of impatience, some EU countries began vaccinating on December 26, a day before the official start, with a 101-year-old woman in a care home becoming the first person in Germany to be inoculated and Hungary and Slovakia also handing out their first shots. (Szilard Koszticsak / Pool via REUTERS)

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Nurse Ann-Louise Broberg injects the vaccine to nursing home resident Gun-Britt Johnsson, the first person to receive it in the country, in Mjolby, Sweden on December 27. Altogether, the EU’s 27 nations have recorded at least 16 million coronavirus infections and more than 336,000 deaths according to AP. (Stefan Jerrevang / TT News Agency via REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Nurse Ann-Louise Broberg injects the vaccine to nursing home resident Gun-Britt Johnsson, the first person to receive it in the country, in Mjolby, Sweden on December 27. Altogether, the EU’s 27 nations have recorded at least 16 million coronavirus infections and more than 336,000 deaths according to AP. (Stefan Jerrevang / TT News Agency via REUTERS)

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, reacts while watching the first vaccinations in the country via videolink, at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark on December 27. Each country is deciding on its own who will get the first shots. Spain, France and Germany, among others, are vowing to put the elderly and residents in nursing homes first. (Keld Navntoft / Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS)

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, reacts while watching the first vaccinations in the country via videolink, at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark on December 27. Each country is deciding on its own who will get the first shots. Spain, France and Germany, among others, are vowing to put the elderly and residents in nursing homes first. (Keld Navntoft / Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS)

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A man sits on a chair in front of media as he receives the Covid-19 vaccination on December 26 at the faculty hospital in Nitra, western Slovakia. Other nations are prioritising doctors, nurses and others on the front lines of fighting the virus. (Vladimir Simicek / AFP)

Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

A man sits on a chair in front of media as he receives the Covid-19 vaccination on December 26 at the faculty hospital in Nitra, western Slovakia. Other nations are prioritising doctors, nurses and others on the front lines of fighting the virus. (Vladimir Simicek / AFP)

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Nurses greet soldiers arriving with vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Florence, Italy on December 27. EU leaders are counting on the vaccine roll-out to help the bloc project a sense of unity in a complex lifesaving mission after it faced a year of difficulties in negotiating a post Brexit trade deal with Britain. (Jennifer Lorenzini / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 27, 2020 05:59 pm IST

Nurses greet soldiers arriving with vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Florence, Italy on December 27. EU leaders are counting on the vaccine roll-out to help the bloc project a sense of unity in a complex lifesaving mission after it faced a year of difficulties in negotiating a post Brexit trade deal with Britain. (Jennifer Lorenzini / REUTERS)

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