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Q&A: How goes the vaccine roll-out? Everything you need to know about what's 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 vaccinated. This includes 245,915 Pfizer/BioNTech doses, 1,893 Moderna and 476 Oxford/ AstraZeneca. And...

AstraZeneca's 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 65 as has happened in some EU countries. It is not in line with safety assessment by EU regulator...

'); '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 administering the Moderna to GPs at the National Ambulance Service HQ last month. Image: Sam Boal/Roll...

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. Responding to a question on vaccine delays from Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar sa...

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 officer Tony Holohan has said people over 65 working in long term residential care facilities shoul...