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A woman aged 79 and a Covid-19 ward nurse are the first two people to be vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine in the Republic of Ireland at St James s Hospital in Dublin which is in the same HSE hospital group as Portlaoise.
Annie Lynch, 79, from the Liberties area of Dublin was vaccinated on Tuesday, December 29 in St James s. She is a resident in the Mercer s Institute for Successful Ageing at St James s. Annie is the first person in the 26 counties to get the jab. I feel very privileged to be the first person in Ireland to receive the vaccine,” said Annie after getting the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine. There is a bit of hope there now .
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Dubliner Annie Lynch, 79, from The Liberties, was administered the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at St James’s Hospital
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Updated: 28 Dec 2020, 11:32
THE Covid-19 vaccine will be given to 20,000 Irish people per week from early January, according to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.
The first doses of the jab will be rolled out tomorrow as the State sets up immunisations sites in four acute hospitals - and HSE doctors say potential allergic reactions to the vaccine are not a major concern .
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Minister Donnelly said up to 20,000 people will be vaccinated per week from early JanuaryCredit: PA:Press Association
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HSE CCO Dr Colm Henry assured he has no major concern about allergic reactions to the vaccineCredit: PA:Press Association
St James’s and Beaumont hospitals in Dublin, Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Galway will be the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine this week.
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A Dublin Hospital will receive the first vaccine at 1:30pm today
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