the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The first immunisations using the BioNTech and Pfizer vaccine could take place from 7 December.The British government appointed a vaccines minister on Saturday as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Conservative lawmaker Nadhim Zahawi will oversee the country’s biggest vaccine program in decades.The UK regulator is currently assessing two vaccines — one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, the other by Oxford University and AstraZeneca — to see if they are safe and effective.The hospitals have been told they could receive the first doses of the Pfizer shot the week of 7 December, if it receives approval,.