The British government designated a vaccines minister of Arab origin on Saturday as it plans to immunise millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that Conservative lawmaker Nadhim Zahawi will supervise the nation biggest vaccine program in decades.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that Conservative lawmaker Nadhim Zahawi will supervise the nation biggest vaccine program in decades.
Mr Zahawi welcomed his new post in a Tweet but announced the rollout would be a “big responsibility and a big operational challenge”.
He added that he was “absolutely committed to making sure we can roll out vaccines quickly – saving lives and livelihoods and helping us #buildbackbetter”.
Nadhim Zahawi travelled to the UK from Iraq with his family when he was nine years old
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