HSE chief Paul Reid said the priority is to resume the programme for the 30,000 people who were due to receive the vaccine this week. He said he is conscious of vaccine hesitancy but moved to reassure people of the benefits.
He said people can turn down a vaccine as there is no legal compulsion. However, Mr Reid reminded people of the success rate to date from the Covid-19 vaccines across nursing homes and among healthcare workers, and the over 75s, describing it as "phenomenal" and "fantastic". 18-year-old Jack O'Brien, from Navan in Co Meath, was among those to receive his vaccine in Beaumont Hospital this morning.
— Paul Reid March 20, 2021 The chances of the very rare blood clotting events that occurred in recipients of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Norway and in Germany has been calculated by health experts to be "one in a million" cases, and that is 200 times less likely than the already very low risk of young person dying from Covid-19.
These were the two groups who were directly affected by the pause in use of the AstraZeneca vaccine from last Sunday. The HSE may also seek to contact people through their GPs, and through public information and advertising.They do not need to ring their GP or hospital. The HSE and healthcare teams will be in touch with these individuals when their vaccine is available. Before the decision to resume the AstraZeneca vaccination programme this weekend the HSE already had plans in place to vaccinate between 75,000 and 85,000 people next week using the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
A total of 711,156 doses were given across the UK on Friday, vaccinations minister Nadhim Zahawi confirmed on Saturday. 589,675 of those were first doses and 121,481 were second.
You could employ at least 11 more vaccinators for a year, to distribute the vaccine with Paul Reid's salary. Or maybe 45000 more doses (approx). Just a thought
One hundred times that number vaccinated in UK last week. More yesterday (700 000) than the total here in over 2 months, to put this into perspective.
Would that those protesting in Dublin and Donegal thought about what others are going through. StaySafe COVID19
Stick it up your arse.
The utter shambles of Government Ireland has at the moment is staggering, utter gobshites running the country
About bloody time.!!!
1984
I don't understand you people, you look at vaccines as if it were a godsend, it is not. Salvation is in opening a country for everyone to work from today. Especially since most of the population goes through more easily covid 19 than flu.
Public trust in Irish government, NPHET and HSE is gone today. LockdownIreland
Can’t wait to see the numbers
Should have never stopped the vaccine. A government full of sheep.
A real confidence booster for anyone questioning the vaccines 🙄