Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion

Dr. Colm Henry:

The earlier question was on healthcare workers. On the broader issue of the population, we see greater enthusiasm for the influenza vaccine than the Covid-19 vaccine. The autumn booster campaign, which is focused on those over 50 years of age and those between five and 50 with underlying conditions or immunosuppression and healthcare workers, has not met with the same degree of enthusiasm previous booster programmes have. That is a phenomenon not just noticed in Ireland but in other countries too. We saw extraordinarily high levels of uptake, if the Deputy recalls, with the primary, with 94% of the eligible adult population. We are now seeing much lower numbers there. The healthcare workers-----

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