#38: What is the technology behind the COVID-19 vaccine? Consultant Microbiologist in Tallaght University Hospital, Anna-Rose Prior, shares some of the science behind the pioneering mRNA vaccine that is being used to curb the spread of coronavirus. Val Joy, Director of Nursing in Lisheen Nursing Home, tells host Hayden Moore about the how they suffered an outbreak of COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic and recently, had 255 residents and staff vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.