Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-01-21
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Michael Collins (IND), Cork South-West

I would appreciate it if the Minister could furnish me with that information.
I want to commend the community hospitals in west Cork that had doses of the vaccine leftover but called in a number of home helps to use them up. It was a great idea and the right way to use up the few vaccines that were available. The intimate care home helps have to provide, which in many cases includes washing and changing patients, does not allow them to keep a distance of 2 m. It is imperative that they get the vaccination ahead of many others. I would appreciate it if the Minister could be more specific in terms of a deadline in that regard.

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Sitting date: 2021-01-21