An 84 year old woman Theresia Hofer from Marchfeld, received the vaccine at the Medical University of Vienna (Medizinische Universität Wien) on Sunday.
The woman who received the vaccine along with four others - including the head of the Covid ward at Vienna General Hospital, Dr. Bernhard Rössler and Bernadette Kralik, the senior nurse of the old people's home in Maria Enzersdorf in Lower Austria.
Several other volunteers also received the vaccine after the five were vaccinated.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) were also present when the vaccinations took place.
Hofer who said she had no hesitations taking the vaccine disclosed that she did so because she wanted to see her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren again.
In total, 9,750 doses of the vaccine - that was manufactured by Biontech / Pfizer - arrived in Vienna on Saturday, and the delivery took place under police guard.
Sebastian Kurz
The Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said around 975 doses will be made available to each federal state with armed military vehicles.
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