'I would prefer to take a chance than to live in a world like this' - vaccine gives hope to hospital staff

Dr Eavan Muldoon, consultant in infectious diseases at the Mater. Photo: David Conachy
A ward was designated, priority lists drawn up of staff most exposed to Covid-19 and one of the biggest tasks, according to the operations manager, was plugging into the HSE's IT system for vaccine registration.
The first vaccination took place at 3pm on Tuesday, with Dr Muldoon its first recipient. This was not queue jumping. As a breastfeeding mother of a 14-month-old son, she wanted to demonstrate to other mothers that the vaccine is safe.
"A very large proportion of healthcare workers are women and are young women. We had a lot of questions around pregnancy and breastfeeding. I decided to be an advocate for breastfeeding mothers because I believe this vaccine is safe if you are breastfeeding and it is the right thing to do. That's why I spoke up," she said.

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