Woman (105) who lived through the Spanish Flu pandemic gets Covid-19 vaccination
TV report on Donegal pensioner who is one of the oldest people in Ireland
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A 105-year-old Donegal woman - who survived the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918 - has received her Covid-19 vaccination.
One of the oldest people on the island of Ireland to get the jab, Ruby Druce was born in Castlefin, close to the Donegal/Tyrone border, in 1915.
Ulster Television s Gareth Wilkinson reported on her vaccination for ITV.
She said that she was a wee bit nervous about getting the vaccination, but is looking forward to life getting back to normal.
If you take a cod liver oil tablet every day, you will live until 105.
There you have it, the secret of eternal life. And no side-effects or begging the laggards from AstraZeneca for doses.
That lovely lady Ruby Druce from Castlefinn in Co Donegal celebrated her 105th birthday on New Year’s Eve last. The secret to her longevity? Ruby takes a cod liver oil capsule every day.
I have been paid no cash inducement by the Killybegs fishing industry for writing this piece. Neither has a bung been slipped into my offshore account on the Blaskets.
I was told by Pam Morrissey, the excellent RTÉ hair expert, that if you eat and peel an orange in the shower “you won’t know yourself”.