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Donegal man gets first vaccine in ‘Nick’ of time

written by Stephen Maguire January 13, 2021
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A 77-year-old Ramelton man has become the first person in Donegal’s Residential Services for Older Persons to receive the Pfizer BioNTech COVID19 vaccine.

Nicky Hanlon was the first Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to be administered by vaccinators at Ramelton, Community Nursing Unit, today.

Nicky said “I’m delighted to receive the vaccine today and feel very privileged to be the first person in Donegal Older Persons Residential Services to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

“The vaccine is a great source of relief and hope, not just for me, but for people all over the country. I’m so grateful to all the staff in Ramelton for looking after us so well and keeping us safe from this awful virus”

Nicky Hanlon 77yr old resident & Judie Cabanero, CNM1 are first resident & HCW to receive the Covid vaccine in HSE CHO 1 Older Persons services Donegal. Vaccinated at Ramelton Community Nursing Unit, Donegal @HSELive #CovidVaccine pic.twitter.com/DyPQ3f6Qfw

— HSE Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) Area 1 (@HSECommHealth1) January 13, 2021

Nicky was given a HSE vaccine information leaflet, along with more detailed manufacturer’s patient information leaflet, before getting the vaccine.

Afterwards, each person vaccinated was given a vaccine record card, showing the name and batch of the vaccine they have received. Residents and Staff will each return for their second dose, to be fully protected, in three weeks.

Judie Cabanero CNMI was the first ‘staff’ member to be vaccinated at Ramelton Nursing Unit.

The first Covid 19 Vaccine at St. Josephs Nursing Home Ramelton. Judy Cabanero, CNM1 and Marie Bonner, CNM 2 Nurse Manager. Photo Clive Wasson

She said “This is an important day in our fight against Covid-19. I am happy to be receiving this vaccine and wish to encourage all those who are invited to get the vaccine to take it”.

John Hayes, Chief Officer of CHO 1 said: “This is a good day for the residents and staff of Ramelton Nursing Unit and we are delighted to be rolling out the vaccine for our community. I would particularly like to thank all of the healthcare workers in CHO 1 who worked tirelessly to make this possible.

“I would also like to thank healthcare staff who have worked so hard at the frontline over the past year to protect our community from Covid-19 and support those who were impacted by this deadly virus. While today does offer us hope, it is important that we continue to adhere with the public health guidelines to keep safe while the vaccine is being rolled out over the coming weeks and months. It is important to remember that by wearing a face covering, maintaining physical distancing and practising good hand hygiene, you’re supporting frontline workers to maintain essential health services for the people of CHO 1”.

Philomena Gallagher, Director of Nursing at Ramelton Nursing unit was delighted with the uptake and how smoothly things went today. She said “This is a great day for Nicky and his family and all our residents and staff.”

Since March 1st 2020 our residents and their families and staff have been living in fear and preparing for all the worst case scenarios that Covid 19 could bring to our door, they have been separated from their loved ones for almost a year and they have paid a heavy price, Now as we vaccinate today, we start to build the wall of protection for our residents and staff and we look forward to 2021”.

Worldwide, vaccines save at least 2-3 million lives each year – and protect many more from crippling and lifelong illnesses. Only COVID-19 vaccines that have been authorised by the European Medicines Agency, having met stringent safety and effectiveness standards, will be used in Ireland. All COVID-19 vaccines will be carefully monitored over time and updated safety data and information will be published and shared by the HSE, on our website and in our printed information materials.

Everyone can find factual, up-to-date information, based on scientific evidence on:
www.hse.ie/covid19vaccine
www.gov.ie/covid19vaccine
www.hpra.ie
www.who.int

Donegal man gets first vaccine in ‘Nick’ of time was last modified: January 13th, 2021 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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