Covid pensioner given an hour to live ‘very happy’ to receive vaccine

Michael Delaney with his appointment card after he received his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at Ferbane Care Centre in Co Offaly (Brian Lawless/PA)

A pensioner who survived Covid-19 despite being given an hour to live by medics said he feels “great” after receiving the Pfizer vaccine.

Michael Delaney, from Co Offaly, was in hospital for seven weeks with the virus last year.