Results 81-100 of 157 for flu speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The expanded flu vaccination campaign underway represents a substantial advance on the campaigns of previous years. 1.95 million doses of vaccine, about twice as much as was administered last winter, has been procured. This includes 600,000 doses of the vaccine delivered via nasal drops to children aged from 2 -12.  The approach taken by the HSE and the Government is to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This season, approximately 2 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, including 1.35 million doses of QIV...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This season, 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, which is double the amount administered last...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This season, 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, double the amount administered last season. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This season, 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, double the amount administered last season. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This season, 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, double the amount administered last season. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups, including healthcare workers, and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This expanded programme will ensure that those most vulnerable to the effects of influenza...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Australia essentially did not have a flu season.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge the Deputy's and his party's support in encouraging people to take up the vaccination programme. The expanded flu vaccination campaign is a substantial advance on the campaigns of previous years. Some 1.95 million doses of vaccine, about twice as much as was administered last year, have been made available for those in at-risk groups and children aged from two to 12 years...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The orders for the flu vaccination are made at the start of the year. I believe the orders for this winter were made in January or February. The HSE took a new approach. It identified the at-risk groups, and it was calculated that totalled 1.35 million people. Children aged from two to 12 years were added to that and the 600,000 doses were procured. I believe, and the figures confirm,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination to all persons in an at-risk group and aged from 6 months up. In addition, the HSE has purchased 600,000 doses of the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV), which is delivered via nasal drops rather than by injection and is being made available to all children aged from 2 to 12 years old inclusive. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1134 and 1340 together. Given the potential for the winter flu season in 2020/2021 to coincide with a resurgence of COVID, and the importance of minimising hospital attendance, the Government has expanded the provision of vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years inclusive. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups, including healthcare workers, and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This season, 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, which is double the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups, including healthcare workers, and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This expanded programme will ensure that those most vulnerable to the effects of influenza...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Regulations, 2020, intended to relieve the pressures on community pharmacies and General Practitioners. There has also been recent engagement with the IPU on pharmacists’ participation in the extended flu vaccination programme. The HSE has established a contingency planning working group with the IPU and Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland to support the implementation of all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to all children aged from 2 to 12 years.  Vaccines will be administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. The HSE has placed orders for 1.35 million doses of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV) for the forthcoming winter. This vaccine will be made available to all persons in an at-risk group from 6 months up. The HSE has also ordered 600,000 doses of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to all children aged from 2 to 12 years.  Vaccines will be administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. The HSE has placed orders for 1.35 million doses of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV) for the forthcoming winter.  Following a delay in the delivery of the first batch of vaccines, the first deliveries of the QIV influenza vaccines to all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Given the potential for the winter flu season in 2020/2021 to coincide with a resurgence of COVID, and the importance of minimising hospital attendance, the Government has expanded the provision of vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE defined at-risk groups, including healthcare workers. All children aged from 2 to 12 years inclusive will also have access to vaccination...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines will be administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. The HSE has placed orders for 1.35 million doses of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV) for the forthcoming winter. This vaccine will be made available to all persons in an at-risk group from 6 months up. The HSE has also ordered 600,000 doses of the Live...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to all children aged from 2 to 12 years.  Vaccines will be administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. The HSE has placed orders for 1.35 million doses of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV) for the forthcoming winter. This vaccine will be made available to all persons in an at-risk group from 6 months up, other than children aged from 2 to 12 years old...