Diana Kearly works in the emergency room of Bell Island's hospital, and received her COVID-19 vaccination Saturday. "But, when you're 74 and you've been through other breakthrough vaccinations for illnesses that kill children, and adults, and mothers and fathers, any vaccination is a gift." For Kearly, the COVID-19 pandemic is the latest in living and working through challenging health care situations. The first vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Newfoundland and Labrador last week. But these vaccinations arrived to put an end to it," she said.

Source: CBC News December 25, 2020 12:22 UTC