The first Covid-19 vaccination in Northern Ireland has been administered.

Sister Joanna Sloan - who will head up the vaccine roll out in Belfast - received the jab just after 08:00 GMT at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

The roll out involves 70 hospital hubs across the UK which are gearing up to provide the Pfizer/BioNTech jab.

Meanwhile, a 90-year-old woman from NI became the first person in the world to receive the vaccine outside trial conditions.

Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the "best early birthday present".

'I want my daughter to be proud'

Ms Sloan, who will manage the Belfast Trust's vaccination centre, said she felt emotional and proud to be part of history.

"I've been waiting, looking forward to it for so long and it feels great, it feels fantastic, privileged," the 28-year-old told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.

"This feels like the last hurdle towards keeping people safe, myself and everyone around me."

The mother-of-one from Dundrum, County Down, has been a nurse for six years and put her wedding on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. She is due to get married in April.

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