AUDIO: The moment the first COVID19 vaccine was administered in Ireland
A 79 year old Dublin woman has become the first person in Ireland to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Grandmother of 10, Annie Lynch, from the Liberties area of the city, was administered the vaccine at St James Hospital this afternoon.
An inspiring and emotional moment. Annie Lynch, 79yr old grandmother from Drimnagh, who grew up in the Liberties in Dublin, is the first person in Ireland to receive the Covid vaccine in St James's Hospital. We all now share Annie's great hope for 2021. @HSELive #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/tzx9T9QbWe
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) December 29, 2020
Beaumont Hospital as well as Cork and Galway university hospitals will also begin administering vaccines today.
A further 30,000 vaccines are due to arrive into the country this afternoon.
Here's the moment Annie was vaccinated.