Despite pressure from the opposition about the slow speed of the Covid vaccination rollout, things are going pretty decent for Ireland when compared to other countries.But we rank higher than the likes of Germany, Italy, France and Russia.
Obviously, the United Kingdom are streets ahead, with 20 out of every 100 people across the four nations being vaccinated so far. Serbia, Malta, Denmark and Lithuania lead the way in the EU, with rates of 10.6, 10.1, 6.3 and 5.3 respectively.Currently, the plan is to get 70% of the population jabbed by September.
People aged 70 and over should have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine by mid-May, the Health Minister has said. Stephen Donnelly said that despite disruptions to the supply chain and changing delivery schedules, it should still be possible to vaccinate the entire population by September as planned.Vaccination of the over-85s group will begin from Monday, with over 20,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to be distributed to GPs next week.He said: "The schedule I have would suggest that the group will have finished their second doses by mid-May.
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