When Vicky O'Neill casts her mind back to life during the pandemic, one date remains forever etched in her memory.
For it was on May 17, 2021, that husband John awaited his turn to have the newly-approved AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.
The doting father-of-two from Althorne, Essex, was considered more at risk from Covid-19 because of his asthma and was optimistic the jab could offer a 'return to normality.'
Still, moments before his appointment, the then 41-year-old turned to his wife and said he was worried about the possible side-effects.
'We were sitting in the car, just the two of us. And he said to me, "I'm going to go in and have AstraZeneca, and you're going to have the Pfizer. That means if there's any problems - because we don't know much about these vaccines - at least there is still one of us here for the kids."
