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A deal to get GPs and pharmacists administering the coronavirus vaccine has been given the go-ahead by Cabinet ministers.
From next month, they will be able to give people the soon-to-be-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine - which can be stored much more easily than the others available.
The deal is worth around €91m and will see vaccinations done in GP surgeries, mass vaccination centres and other venues.
It would see roughly 1.5 million people inoculated against the disease.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly presented the deal to his Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday morning.
It would see GPs and pharmacists get €60 for vaccinating a patient with two injections - and €35 per single dose once the option is available.
Updated: 18 Jan 2021, 21:34
LIKE all medicines, the Covid-19 vaccine can cause some side effects, most of which health chiefs say are mild to moderate.
In Ireland there have been 81 reports of suspected side effects after the Covid jab so far - but what should you expect after getting the injection?
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Dr Nolan said there have been 81 reports of suspected Covid-19 vaccine side effects so farCredit: PA MEDIA
According to the HPRA chief executive Dr Lorraine Nolan, since the first doses of the Covid-19 jab were administered in Ireland, there have been a relatively small number of reported side effects.
Speaking at a Department of Health briefing, Dr Nolan said up until January 11 the HPRA received 81 reports of suspected side effects associated with the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. While over 75,000 individuals have received the jab.
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