On Monday 4 January, nurse Susan Cole received the Oxford vaccine at Chase Farm Hospital in north London in front of Boris Johnson.
She said she was surprised to see the Prime Minister there but had known a VIP would be visiting.
The 60-year-old added: “It was just really surreal, I knew there was going to be a VIP, but I just thought it would be a local MP.
“My husband was joking it would be the PM and I said ‘don’t be daft’, so it was a surprise.
“He (Mr Johnson) asked how I felt about having the vaccine and we talked a little bit about how important it was not just for the person but to protect other people.”
The prime minister said there are “tough, tough” weeks to come in the battle with Covid-19, with a new South African variant of the virus adding worries about fast-spreading variations of coronavirus.
Nurse at Enfield’s Chase Farm Hospital vaccinated in front of Boris Johnson
