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Claire Hayhurst, Press Association
Aneira Thomas was the first baby to be born under the NHS. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Images
ANEIRA Thomas, the first baby born under the NHS more than 70 years ago, has praised staff after receiving both of her Covid-19 vaccinations in Swansea.
Mrs Thomas, 72, was born at Glanamman hospital in West Wales at one minute past midnight on July 5 in 1948, and named after Aneurin Bevan – the founder of the National Health Service.
Mrs Thomas, who went on to become a nurse, paid tribute to the work of the NHS after receiving the second dose of her Covid-19 jab at the mass vaccination centre at the Canolfan Gorseinon Centre.