Dáil debates

Thursday, 25 March 2021

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements

 

11:00 am

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for her questions and assure her that there are very strict protocols in place regarding spare vaccines such that the clinicians overbook to guard against exactly what the Deputy raised. We must use every single vaccine dose. The GPs, hospital teams or ambulance teams move down through the priority list. If GPs are vaccinating their 75 to 79 year old patients this week, for example, they might call in some patients in the 70 to 74 age group who may or may not end up being vaccinated on the day. That is the reserve list which is designed to address exactly the issue raised by Deputy Cronin.

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