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COVID-19 vaccinations are officially underway in Coffs Harbour and the first person to get the jab may have benefited from a little Irish luck.
Irish national Clare Scullion was the first frontline health worker to be given the AstraZeneca vaccine and the vaccination hub’s nurse unit manager was delighted to be doing so on Ireland’s national day.
“I was excited to roll up my sleeve this morning and play my part.”
“My brother and cousins in Ireland have had COVID-19 so I know first-hand how it can impact families and local communities. Clare Scullion gets the first COVID-19 vaccine administered at Coffs Harbour hospital s vaccination hub on Wednesday March 17. Photo: Tim Jarrett / Coffs Coast Advocate
Britt Ramsey has been a journalist across print and broadcast media for several years. Now based at NBN News in Coffs Harbour, Britt has covered news and sport stories in the Nambucca Valley, Far North Queensland and the Gold Coast before settling back on the Mid North Coast. She attended Griffith University on the Gold Coast where she majored in Journalism and Photography.
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