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Kildare nursing home residents and staff to get Covid-19 vaccines today
Reporter:
7 Jan 2021
Staff at Curragh Lawn Nursing Home with the batch of vaccines in a freezer in the background );
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Curragh Lawn Nursing Home between Newbridge and Kilcullen will be the first facility in Co Kildare to receive the Covid-19 vaccination today.
The Pfizer BioNTech vaccine arrived last night and was immediately placed in an ultra low temperature fridge.
The rollout of the vaccine will then continue to all nursing homes in the county as part of a nationwide programme.
The first batches of the arrived in Ireland on Stephen s Day and must be administered in two doses, a fortnight apart.