Ulrika Jonsson reveals delight after daughter Bo, 20, who has congenital heart defect is vaccinated 

Ulrika Jonsson has shared her delight and relief after her eldest daughter received a Covid vaccine on Sunday.

The TV presenter, 53, shared a snap to Instagram of Bo, 20, who has a congenital heart defect, holding her vaccination card after getting the jab.

Clearly overjoyed with the news, the doting mum-of-four said the selfie had ‘made her heart sing’ and she’d now be able to ‘breathe’.

Relief: Ulrika Jonsson has shared her delight after her eldest daughter Bo, 20, who has a congenital heart defect, received a Covid vaccine on Sunday

Ulrika penned: ‘For all those with full hearts, functioning hearts, borrowed hearts, broken hearts and biologically faulty hearts, this has made my heart sing.

‘Ungrateful [the playful name she gives her children] with congenital heart defect has been vaccinated. And breathe…..’

In the selfie, Bo is seen wearing a black hoodie and blue mask as she holds out the small vaccine record for her mum to inspect.   

Since the vaccine was rolled out in January, only the top priority groups have been called in for the jab, including the elderly, ‘clinically extremely vulnerable people’ under the age of 70, and health and social care workers.  

Vaccinated: The TV presenter, 53, shared a snap to Instagram of Bo donning a blue face mask and holding her record card after getting the jab

Vaccinated: The TV presenter, 53, shared a snap to Instagram of Bo donning a blue face mask and holding her record card after getting the jab

On Sunday the UK hit the landmark of 15million people vaccinated, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailing it an ‘extraordinary feat’.

Although he stressed no-one was ‘resting on their laurels’ and the focus was now on reaching the top nine categories – around 32million people – by the end of April.

Ulrika has previously spoken about Bo’s health condition and was delighted when they were reunited in December, weeks after Bo was admitted to A&E with medical issues.

Sharing a family picture, a smiling Ulrika posed a picture with Bo, who was casually flipping the bird in her pyjamas in the background. 

'And breathe': Ulrika shared the news with the fans, saying Bo's jab has 'made her heart sing'

‘And breathe’: Ulrika shared the news with the fans, saying Bo’s jab has ‘made her heart sing’

What are the UK priority groups for vaccinations? 

1. Residents in a care home for older adults and staff working in care homes for older adults

2. All those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers

3. All those 75 years of age and over

4. All those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals (not including pregnant women and those under 16 years of age)

5. All those 65 years of age and over

6. Adults aged 16 to 65 years in an at-risk group 

7. All those 60 years of age and over

8. All those 55 years of age and over

9. All those 50 years of age and over

10. Rest of the population

Ulrika wrote: ‘She’s back home, full of the joys of spring.’ 

The doting mother-of-four revealed her heartache in November when Bo was hospitalised and she was unable to visit her amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

The former weather presenter wrote at the time: ‘The face of no sleep.

‘Fireworks, oldest Ungrateful [the playful name she gives her children] ends up in A&E miles away and I can’t go to her. Dog vomits, twice. #happythursday.’

Reunited: Ulrika has previously spoken about Bo's health condition and was delighted when they were reunited in December, weeks after Bo was admitted to A&E with medical issues

Reunited: Ulrika has previously spoken about Bo’s health condition and was delighted when they were reunited in December, weeks after Bo was admitted to A&E with medical issues 

Ulrika is mother to Cameron, 25, Bo, 20, Martha, 14 and Malcolm, 11.  

While Ulrika didn’t specify what was wrong with her daughter at the time, in September Ulrika admitted Bo was ‘terrified’ before Britain went into lockdown and was taking risks by going to university.

The TV star’s daughter has a compromised immune system and an underlying cardiac condition and began her second year of university amid the pandemic.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Ulrika said: ‘At the beginning of Lockdown, Bo was terrified and went into lockdown a week before the nation went into lockdown. 

‘As time went by I became increasingly concerned about her mental health because she was basically locked up in her room. She had contact with her friends on FaceTime but that social thing they thrive on became a concern for me.’ 

She said: ‘After three months, she decided when she was allowed, to bubble with another family and her present situation is that the college is doing a mix of lectures and virtual.

‘She also does a lot of placements and those are constantly under review. I think Bo’s approach now is, strangely, a lot more relaxed than she was initially. She feels like she’s had a taste of normal life and is having to take some risks.’   

Fears: Ulrika previously admitted that Bo was 'terrified' before Britain went into lockdown and was taking risks by going to university' (pictured with her four children Cameron, 25, Bo, 20, Martha, 14 and Malcolm, 11)

Fears: Ulrika previously admitted that Bo was ‘terrified’ before Britain went into lockdown and was taking risks by going to university’ (pictured with her four children Cameron, 25, Bo, 20, Martha, 14 and Malcolm, 11)