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media captionMary Keir, 108, said she felt very lucky to have the Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 vaccine
A 108-year-old woman who lived through the Spanish flu pandemic is among the first residents at a care home in Carmarthenshire to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
Mary Keir was one of 37 people at the Llandeilo site to receive their first dose of the Pfizer-Biontech jab.
She said she felt much safer and happier having done so.
Covid-19 is the second pandemic she has lived through - she was four at the onset of the 1916 Spanish Flu outbreak.
The retired nurse, from St Davids in Pembrokeshire, worked as a ward sister at Llandough Hospital in Cardiff during and after World War Two.
Coronavirus morning headlines as people across Europe are urged to remain at home for Christmas
The World Health Organisation says it is not worth the risk of catching Covid-19
07:16, 18 DEC 2020
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Here are the coronavirus morning headlines for Friday, December 18, as The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appealed to people to stay home during the holiday season as it is not worth the risk of catching coronavirus.
Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Friday, December 18
Over 3,000 people have now died in Wales with lab-confirmed coronavirus
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A further 38 deaths and more than 2,800 new positive cases have been recorded by Public Health Wales in its coronavirus update on Friday.
North Wales coronavirus heroes to be honoured in special TV programme
The hour-long special on S4C will recognise the efforts of individuals and groups across the country during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Ffion Ellis, a nuse from Felinheli who will be recognised for her pandemic efforts during the S4C special (Image: S4C)
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The moment a 108-year-old woman became one of the first care home residents in Wales to have the coronavirus vaccine
The retired nurse said it didn t hurt a bit and that she was used to receiving and giving injections
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