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Annie Lynch is the first person to receive the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Ireland

Annie Lynch, a 79 year-old woman from Dublin, has become the first person in Ireland to be vaccinated against COVID-19. She got the vaccine today at St James’s Hospital in Dublin 8, alongside healthcare workers from the hospital who were also vaccinated.

By Chantal Thurlby-Alexander January 5, 2021 Updated January 15, 2021 4 min read

29/12/20 ***NO REPRO FEE*** Pictured is Deborah Cross Vaccinator with Bernie Waterhouse, the first healthcare worker to be vaccinated against COVID-19. She got the vaccine today at St James’s Hospital in Dublin 8, alongside healthcare workers from the hospital who were also vaccinated. Pic: Marc O'Sullivan

“I feel very privileged to be the first person in Ireland to receive the vaccine.”