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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Michael McNamara: As we head into the 'flu season, it will come to an end. I apologise. I cut Ms O'Connor short.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

...in the centre. We are also providing funds for step-up cancer services and National Ambulance Service supports. I can confirm that we have secured a delivery towards the end of October of a flu vaccine, to be administered by GPs in the form of a nasal spray for children aged between two and 12 years. In terms of the flu vaccine for vulnerable groups and pregnant women, the first...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms O'Connor. Mr. Reid mentioned a flu vaccine for two to 12-year olds. I ask him to elaborate on that as it is of interest in particular to parents and school-going children. Wonderful work has been done by Mr. Reid's staff and other staff as well on testing and tracing but several people in my constituency have reported that they have been dispatched to test centres in Wicklow,...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: .... We must examine that. We all probably got a fright when we saw today that, globally, over 1 million people have died with Covid-19. We are approaching the winter months. Everybody is trying to get the flu vaccine. My mother is elderly and she has got the vaccine. I realise we must prioritise, but we face many different challenges with the winter coming. Among the issues we will...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

..., particularly older people and those with chronic diseases, and to enhance patient flow and patient experience in our acute hospitals. Public health expertise is centrally important in leading the flu vaccination programme, advising on infection prevention and control in acute and residential settings and, crucially, in the identification, management and suppression of outbreaks. The...