A Cork GP hasn’t seen a positive case of Covid-19 in five weeks, as the effects of the vaccine rollout are beginning to be seen. Doctor Nuala O’Connor of Elmwood Medical Practice, Douglas, Cork said we’re already seeing some of the benefits of our vaccination programme. “We’re already seeing very, very positive impacts of vaccination,” she told RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland today. We’ve seen a huge reduction in outbreaks in nursing homes. So there is a lot of pause for hope, but we just need to keep going for a little bit longer.”She continued: “In our practice, we haven’t had a Covid case positive for the last five weeks.

Source: Irish Independent March 17, 2021 10:50 UTC