For that moment, it was at the centre of coverage of the pandemic for the whole world – Jacob King
“I was probably about 5m (16.5ft) from Margaret,” King says. “And, you know, you sort of have the feeling that it’s going to be quite a big picture. It was the start of the latest chapter in the pandemic, I suppose, people hoping for a sense of normality. And this was the first stage of that, the first person to get the vaccine.
“I felt somewhat pressured, but not as much as you’d think, I just went for it. It wasn’t necessarily a blur, but I was just sort of focused. You’re concerned about if the nurse is going to block the view, because she’s got to do her job and administer it properly, and you want to make sure you get the shot, but not annoy anybody in the process, because it’s quite a delicate subject.”
King says that even a minute or two before the vaccine was administered, he was still working out which lens and flash he would need to use. “I wanted to make sure I got this one right,” he says.
The dose took mere seconds. “It was just a hospital room in Coventry. But for that moment, it was at the centre of coverage of the pandemic for the whole world, really.
