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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I will ask for a report specifically on how many weeks or days any delay will be but I can give the Deputy a decent answer on the flu vaccine and what is coming. We have 1.3 million doses on order, which is sufficient for a 90% uptake among the at-risk groups and healthcare workers, all of which will be provided for free. On the specific version referenced by the Deputy, we have 600,000...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: With regard to the flu vaccination-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Louise O'Reilly: ...was an issue in the Department of Health yesterday but for future reference we would expect something a little more substantial given there was such a delay. With regard to the roll-out of the flu vaccine for children aged under 12 in particular, I understand that GPs were sent an announcement from the company, Sanofi, that there has been a delay in the procurement. What impact will...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: ...and what we are doing is providing as much home care as possible. We are also looking at putting in place community hubs so that people with respiratory issues - perhaps people who get the flu - can be treated as they need to be treated, but not in the acute setting this winter. In response to the Deputy's direct question on the fair deal scheme, it is something I absolutely want to...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: While I do not want to take from Deputy Lawless's time, I have an answer to the earlier question on the flu vaccine delay, which is two weeks. We are pretty much still on target, but there is a two-week delay. As Deputy Lawless knows, NPHET is meeting tomorrow. I have explicitly asked the team to look at the profile of what is happening in Kildare and if there is a public health case to...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: ...case for children with underlying health problems, these children may get an infection with very few symptoms at all or they may experience an illness like, but usually no worse than, the seasonal flu. Children who are immunocompromised, or taking immune medications for inflammatory conditions such as arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease, also do not appear to have an increased risk...