Nick Coatsworth wasn't aiming for posterity when he placed an online order for 20 pairs of bright blue socks a year ago.
The socks, featuring a syringe pointing right at a leering, spiky red protein, had made him laugh when someone gave him a pair as a joke. For the head of Canberra Hospital, they seemed to be the perfect gift to give to all his healthcare staff involved in administering the first doses of Pfizer in the weeks to come.
