Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Covid-19 Public Health Measures: Update from Health Service Executive
Dr. Colm Henry:
It is. I believe the project will go beyond that because there will be patients coming on to these lists, particularly patients with cancer and renal disease. As people, unfortunately, are acquiring these diseases all of the time, I expect it will be an ongoing project even when we cover the majority of these patients. Our aim is to get the substantive majority of them vaccinated throughout the month of March, but the Deputy is correct that this process may continue into the month of April. We must ensure that we cover as many as possible or as are intended according to the NIAC list, which are not always easy to source because they are not accessible within any one registry or specialty.
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