Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have asked the Department to do a detailed review of cohort 7, which includes those with underlying health conditions. The current size of that cohort is especially large because it is an estimate of everyone in the country with an underlying condition. The view expressed consistently in the House - it is one I share - is that there is a smaller group within that cohort who are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 and who might get ill or die if they were to contract Covid-19. The national immunisation advisory committee is doing a detailed review of that full list to see what a subgroup might be to ensure they are prioritised.

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