PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The news was revealed via President Higgins’ social media account on Monday afternoon.
The President will hope to return at a later date to public duties and events outside Áras an Uachtaráin. He has been unable to them on since the pandemic restrictions began a year ago.
In an interview with The Irish Times last month, President Higgins said he has spent more time in the last year reading and writing than for a long time.“I go out with my dog,” he said via Zoom. “And I walk around the periphery here. I see people at the other side of the Áras and we discuss dogs at a much exaggerated social distancing.”
As of Sunday, just over 181,000 people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Ireland, while 487,000 have received at least one dose of the jab.Just 3.6% of the country is currently fully vaccinated against the virus, while just under 10% have received at least the first dose.