Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes

Dr. Siobhán Kennelly:

I will deal with the first question and then hand over to my colleague, Ms O'Neill, who will address the second question. The vaccination of residents in nursing homes where outbreaks are occurring has been taking place. Mr. Daly will be familiar with that as it is happening in both private and public settings. Obviously people cannot be vaccinated if they are Covid positive. They must wait for four weeks from the time of a positive diagnosis but are eligible for the vaccine after they have completed that four-week waiting period. Residents who are either negative or who do not have symptoms at the time of a vaccine roll-out have, for the most part, been vaccinated. That has been continuing over that time.

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