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How anti-vaccine misinformation took aim at the Toy Show - and what can be done about it
Ireland is seeing a lot of misinformation about vaccines right now – and there’s no sign of it stopping. By Christine Bohan Monday 21 Dec 2020, 7:00 AM Dec 21st 2020, 7:00 AM 45,056 Views 104 Comments
THE LATE LATE Toy Show hadn’t even ended its broadcast on 27 November before the conspiracy theories were already being shared on Facebook.
“This is terrible!!! Propaganda. Turn off your TV. Brainwashing,” read one post.
“Tonight’s show was nothing but another unelected government propaganda-filled opportunity for our State broadcaster to push the untested and rushed vaccine,” said another.
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Members of nominated groups will be invited to register for vaccination
Here is all you need to know about what happens next:
Who can avail of vaccines first?
The highest priority groups, those over the age of 65 living in long-term care facilities and frontline healthcare workers in direct patient contact, will be first to receive the vaccine.
Next in line for the vaccine will be those aged over 70 – of these, the 85 plus age group will be first, followed by those aged 80 to 84; then 75 to 79-year olds and finally people aged 70 to 74.
Other healthcare workers will be next in line for inoculation, followed by those in the 65 to 69 age bracket, prioritising people with pre-existing medical conditions.