Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Given that it takes two shots to complete the dose for individuals, at what stage do the witnesses expect it will be possible to determine that the virus has been contained by way of the vaccination programme? At what stage after the double inoculation should we expect to see a visible improvement in our control of the virus? Will we monitor the situation in Northern Ireland, which has already started its vaccination campaign, with a view to identifying the effectiveness of it?