Nursing homes welcome Sunday's vaccination deadline

Nursing Homes Ireland CEO Tadhg Daly: 'The vaccine is a good story, the only side-effect we are hearing is euphoria.' Picture: PA

Nursing Homes Ireland has welcomed next Sunday's deadline for giving residents their first vaccine dose but warned that nursing homes cannot relax yet.

CEO Tadhg Daly said feedback now from the nursing homes is positive despite a rocky start earlier this month.