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Ireland COVID vaccine scandal: Coombe Hospital to launch independent review into family members getting jab
The hospital tonight confirmed that it will commence a review into the issue given the serious nature of the matter
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Ministers in Ireland have asked for an investigation after spare COVID-19 vaccines were given to some relatives of staff at a Dublin maternity hospital.
First staff members at Tullamore Hospital receive Covid-19 vaccinations
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Stephen DeRighetti, Enhanced General Nurse getting the vaccine from his colleague Neil Perry, Clinical Skills Facilitator Emergency Department );
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Covid-19 vaccinations for staff commenced on Wednesday at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore (MRHT) with plans to deliver the first dose of the vaccine to all staff in the coming weeks.
A peer vaccination team of up to 19 nurses will vaccinate staff Monday to Saturday ensuring that all personnel are protected in a planned and timely way.
Stephen DeRighetti, Enhanced General Nurse became the first person in Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore to be vaccinated with the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine against COVID-19. He was vaccinated by his colleague Neil Perry, Clinical Skills Facilitator Emergency Department. You can watch Stephen’s message here after he received the vaccine.