It s a significant moment and there is excitement in the air, says GP Dr Eoin McDermott of the Blackrock and Castlebellingham Medical Centres as preparations are underway to vaccinate their older patients against COVID-19.
Starting at 9am this (Tuesday) morning, they are vaccinating all their patients aged 85 and over at a special vaccination clinic at Castlebellingham Medical Centre. The joint practice received delivery of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine yesterday (Monday) and have been busy preparing to inoculate their elderly patients, whom Dr McDermott describes as a very enthusiastic cohort .
Staff at the practice have already contact all those patients aged 85 and over who have been given a time slot to attend today s vaccination clinic.