Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion

Dr. Colm Henry:

I cannot give the Deputy definitive information but the registration process is being worked through at the moment. It will cover the process from end to end, from pre-vaccine and booking, through administration and on to reporting and monitoring. Our plan is to capture demographic and health information which will inform not just the provision of the vaccine but the follow-up surveillance and safety monitoring. I cannot give the Deputy more detailed information than that at the moment. We will obviously be using the existing expertise and experience we have from other vaccination programmes.