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 dentists and optometrists were just the subject of a recent statutory instrument, SI, amendment and change to regulations in order that they can become part of the vaccination programme. Pharmacy is ongoing. Vaccinations are taking place for pharmacists. They will be part of the solution whether it is vaccinating in some pharmacies or in vaccination centres. The vaccination process is ongoing. That would be some of the numbers that my colleague, Mr. Damien McCallion, would have said on the vaccination programme for healthcare workers. We have seen an increase in the last couple of weeks and will see an increase next week, which is largely around some of those workforces coming through.

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