Filipina nurse May Parsons has been awarded the George Cross Award by no less the British Queen Elizabeth II.
The award was given to Parsons as a representative of the United Kingdom's National Health Service for their role during the height of the pandemic.
Queen Elizabeth II personally handed the award to Parsons in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 12, 2022.
"It is with great pleasure on behalf of a grateful nation, that I award the George Cross to the National Health Services of the United Kingdom,” said Queen Elizabeth.The George Cross is the highest civilian award for gallantry given by the British government.
Parsons was the first ever medical frontliner who administered the first COVID-19 vaccine in the world. On December 8, 2020, Parsons administered the first COVID-19 vaccine to the 90-year-old Margaret Kenan at the University Hospital Coventry.
UK was the first country in the world to approve the use of the Pfizer Biontech COVID-19 vaccine.
