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The start of the Covid-19 vaccination programme is the light at the end of a very dark tunnel for Ireland, but it should be running at a much quicker pace.

High-Level Taskforce has been set on COVID-19 Vaccines with the objective of galvanizing industry support for effective rollout of COVID-19 vaccine.

The head of the High Level Task Force on Covid-19 Vaccination has said that Ireland is on course to give out one million doses per month over April, May and June. Professor Brian MacCraith said today that the plan depends on supply lines and that delivery schedules have already changed 17 times so far, but officials now have more confidence about what will happen in the second quarter of the year.  "At the moment, we are expecting over a million a month in April, May and June. We are scaling ...

India Inc could play a significant role in the massive anti-Covid inoculation drive, industry body CII said on Thursday."Industry can supplement and contribute to the Governments programme with appropriate checks and balances, throughout ...

Q&A: How goes the vaccine roll-out? Everything you need to know about whats happening with Covid-19 vaccines  Figures published on Friday show 248,284 doses given, including 89,380 people in nursing homes and frontline health workers who are now fully vaccinated. Fri, 12 Feb, 2021 - 20:30 Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent GIVE ME THE NUMBERS  Figures published on Friday show 248,284 doses given, including 89,380 people in nursing homes and frontline health workers who are now fully vacci...

AstraZenecas Covid-19 can be used for all adults in Ireland but decision is reached not to use on over one group Reporter: );  ); The Covid-19 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine will not be used to innoculate Irish people who are aged over 70 but it is approved for people of all ages in Ireland, according to a statement from the Department of Health. The decision is out of line with other countries that have approved the vaccine for use in all age groups such as the UK and limited to those aged over ...

); Bear with us: HSE deals with rollout issues as Taoiseach pledges vaccination of over-70s will begin on time The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has recommended that people aged 70 and over should receive mRNA vaccines. By Órla Ryan Thursday 4 Feb 2021, 3:19 PM Feb 4th 2021, 7:58 AM 61,294 Views 73 Comments Dr Fiona Moynihan admini...

Political Correspondent The decision not to use the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged over 70 will mean the rollout of the vaccine for that group will be slower, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told the Dail.  Speaking during Leaders Questions in the Dáil, he said this means the roll-out for healthcare workers and others will be faster and the same total number of vaccines will be administered. People over the age of 70 will be given the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccines where possible. Res...

Holohan backs plan to use Pfizer, Moderna vaccines for over 70s GPs now working with the HSE to administer jabs to older people living in the community Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 14:58 Updated: Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 19:47 The use of these vaccines, based on a new technology called mRNA, in a GP setting had been seen as a challenge due to the demands of storing and administering them, as they need to be kept at ultra low temperatures. Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty   The chief medical...