Vice President Dr Isatou Touray's son is among the first people in the United States to get a shot of the coronavirus vaccine authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration. 

A critical care physician, Dr Sunkaru Touray was administered the vaccine at the Carlsbad Medical Centre and Artesia General Hospital in the state of New Mexico. 

He wrote on Twitter: "Honored to be the first recipient of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 Vaccine at my hospital. Vaccines are an integral part of our fight to control this pandemic". 

He added: "I want to thank all involved, but especially scientists and study volunteers involved in this unprecedented achievement." 

One of his followers commented: "With all the speculated risks surrounding this said vaccine what convinced you to take it?" 

According to his hospital, where he led the COVID-19 team, Dr Sunkaru is their first physician who received the vaccine, followed by four other physicians. 

The young doctor studied in Ghana and the USA.