Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I turn to the vaccination issue. First, as he knows the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is likely to be approved at the end of this month but we need to see that particular vaccine distributed in advance of the EU approval to GP surgeries so that the administration of the vaccine can take place the following day. Can the Minister assure me that that will happen? Second, by the end of February it is hoped we will have four vaccines in use. Three of them will require two shots but today we are still using a paper based system. When will we get the fully electronic system? When will the GP IT system be fully operational, which it has not been up to now? That is causing confusion and, importantly, good records are vital to identifying and tracking any adverse reactions that may arise in respect of any of these vaccines.

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