Bids for a Pfizer lab coat begin at £106, a “pre-loved” Pfizer denim shirt at £100 and a Disneyland Pfizer conference T-shirt at £144. Photograph: EtsyThe UK began its vaccine campaign with the Pfizer/BioNTech jab in December, before introducing the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine in January. “Before the pandemic, not many people had heard of Pfizer,” says one former US Pfizer employee, who wishes to stay anonymous. The so-called entry of pharmaceutical companies into the everyday has been marked by people keen to advertise their immunity status, he says. Robbie, a contractor from London, recently uploaded a “Vaccinated” T-shirt to Instagram after getting his jab.

Source: The Guardian June 15, 2021 07:07 UTC