Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Covid-19 Public Health Measures: Update from Health Service Executive

Mr. Paul Reid:

The Senator is right. The strongest feedback coming from any surveys is that from the public's perspective, fairness is the top factor they are concerned about. As we distribute, the portal, as Mr. McCallion touched on, is the key mechanism for us to have uploaded the next groups of people we are vaccinating, whether it is in this case healthcare workers or others and that is the way we are arranging it. It is similar with GPs. For example, this week we know the supply level we have does not meed the immediate requirement of GPs and we know that upfront just based on supply. We are distributing based on equity and proportion this week for GPs as they move into the 80 to 84 age group. That will be a continuing principle.

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