Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 29 January 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update
Mr. David Walsh:
I refer to the Deputy's question about daily reporting because I know that is a matter of great concern, not only to him but all Oireachtas Members. We are working towards that and it is our desire to do it. Obviously, the CEO of the HSE, Mr. Reid, is anxious to be able to meet the requirements around that so we are working through it.
As Dr. Henry said this morning on radio, we started the process because we had the vaccine and there was a requirement to commence vaccinating rather than wait for the system to be 100% ready. Therefore, we went with the functionality regarding being able to record the actual vaccination itself. We have, however, been working in quite a difficult environment across long-term care and hospital settings, which were not set up for system. We are still trying to catch up with that element of it. Perhaps Mr. Thompson might clarify exactly where we are with that at this point, which I believe would be helpful to all the members.
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