Nurse hails 'momentous' first day of Covid-19 vaccinations in Jersey

360 people were vaccinated against Covid-19 on the first day of Jersey's immunisation programme.

87-year-old Beryl Taylor became the first person in the Channel Islands to receive the Pfizer jab at Cheval Roc care home, as Jersey's government stepped up its plans to vaccinate vulnerable islanders in care homes after a rise in cases.

One of the team issuing the jabs says it was a special moment.

Preparations are now underway at Jersey's Fort Regent, which will serve as the island's main vaccination hub over the coming months.

Islanders aged over 80 and frontline health staff will be next in line to receive the vaccine.

The manager of Cheval Roc care home, where the first vaccination took place, said it was a landmark moment for residents who could then see a 'light at the end of the tunnel.'

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