Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update

Mr. Damien McCallion:

The point is that we give the GPs seven-day notice of vaccine supply. Sometimes the appointments cannot be given out that far in advance. That is why people may perhaps have some uncertainty. We have HSELive which supports it but which does not have access to individual information relating to general practice. As we move through the next two weeks, if there are people who feel they have not been picked up in the process, we will be able to ensure they get their vaccine, whether that is through their GP or through HSELive. There is no value in someone ringing HSELive now because it will not know whether a person is in a particular practice. As we conclude dose 1, if there are people left, we will be able to pick them up then.

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