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The vaccine taskforce delivered its strategy plan – covering logistics, workforce, communication and collection of data on the efficacy of the vaccine, amongst other areas – to government yesterday.
The strategy will then be discussed by Cabinet on Tuesday next. A staff member receives the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at Bradley Manor residential care home in Belfast on Wednesday.
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GPs have been told they need to monitor patients given Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for side effects for at least 15 minutes after injection – in a move which could scupper Government plans to inoculate a million Brits a week by next year.
Britain’s medical watchdog issued the new advice to vaccination centres and doctors’ surgeries today after three people vaccinated on V-Day suffered allergic reactions to the jabs.
Practices were told last month a 15-minute observation period would not be necessary and that banning patients from driving within that time period would be sufficient.
The new rule is significant because logistical and regulatory problems in storing and distributing Pfizer s jab mean time is of the essence when it comes to the rolling the vaccine out en masse.
Meet heroic Belfast bus driver who took a detour to get upset woman to care home visit with mum
Alec Bailey told us: It was just a simple thing for me to do. I was so happy for Jacqueline and I hope her and her mum have a nice Christmas.
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