Covid vaccine brings hope as Longford numbers begin to decrease
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The first month of 2021 so far has seen a huge spike in Covid-19 cases, with 402 new cases of the virus being recorded in Longford between January 1 and 17.
That’s a higher number than the total recorded in any month during 2020.
However, the 14-day incidence rate for Longfosrd has decreased and Longford is currently at one of the lowest rates in the country as the battle against the pandemic continues.
On Monday, NPHET reported that Longford s 14 day incidence rate had dropped to the second lowest in the country at 680.2 per 100,000 population.
Catherine Gerety is the first person in Longford nursing home to receive the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
“I feel privileged to have been given the vaccine
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Catherine Gerety has become the first person in a Longford nursing home to receive the Covid-19 vaccine );
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Catherine Gerety has become the first person in a Longford nursing home to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Catherine’s vaccine was the first Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine to be administered by vaccinators at Thomond Lodge Nursing Home, Ballymahon, Co Longford on Wednesday, January 13.
Catherine said, “I feel privileged to have been given the vaccine. I would ask everybody to please follow guidelines so that I can go home and see my family very soon. I have kept in touch on zoom and with many telephone calls. I would like to thank all of the staff who cared for us all. Even when things got hard, they always supported us.”