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HEAR MORE: First recipient of Covid-19 vaccine on island of Ireland talks about the vaccination roll-out

Dec 10, 2020 12:48
By News Northern Sound
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HEAR MORE: First recipient of Covid-19 vaccine on island of Ireland talks about the vaccination roll-out

On Tuesday, Joanna Sloan became the first person on the island of Ireland to receive the Pfizer Bio-N-tech vaccine.

Joanna is also the Sister in charge of the Covid vaccine roll-out in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

One of the goals is to vaccinate care home residents in the north by Christmas, an undertaking Joanna says will be very tough but one they are more than ready for.

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She spoke to our reporter Diarmuid Pepper about the vaccination roll-out and about becoming the first person on this island to receive it.

Joanna began by talking about her role as the senior nurse in charge of vaccination:

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