Optimism among recipients of vaccine in nursing homes
Updated / Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021
14:50
23,000 doses have been administered to residents and staff in nursing homes and long-term care facilities since vaccination began
Multimedia Journalist
Many residents in nursing homes across the country are optimistic for the year ahead as they receive their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
As of Sunday 17 January, 23,000 doses had been administered to residents and staff in nursing homes and long-term care facilities since vaccination began.
While yesterday 79-year-old grandmother Annie Lynch received the second dose after being the first person in the country to receive the vaccine on 29 December.