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More than half of the Irish would take a Covid-19 vaccine if it were available, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of the Irish Pharmaceutical Health Association.
This survey, conducted by Ipsos-MRBI for the IPHA, surveyed 975 people over the age of 18 and found that 55% of them would take a COVID-19 vaccine if one was available, a third were unsure while 12% said that I wouldn’t take it. .
Younger people were less likely to say they would get the vaccine.
More than 150 Covid-19 vaccines are in development globally, with about a dozen of them in late-stage clinical trials, and yesterday, American infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci said there could be definitive news on a vaccine by the end of this year. .
Oliver O’Connor, IPHA CEO, said the priority for the industry is to find a vaccine that is safe and works.
Yesterday, 1,025 new cases of Covid-19 were reported here and the average age of those affected was 31.
There were no more deaths.
The Covid-19 incidence rate per 100,000 residents in Co Cavan remains the highest in the country.
Between the October 11 and October 24 period, the county had a rate of 966.2. Although it is still the highest rate in the country, the rate is falling. Last Thursday the rate stood at 1,055.5 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The county with the lowest incidence rate in 14 days is Tipperary at 134.8.
The number of people in intensive care units at 7:30 pm yesterday with the virus is 39, one more than the figures recorded yesterday.
According to the Department of Health, the number of people hospitalized with Covid-19 is 319.
HSE CEO Paul Reid said yesterday that the test positivity rate for Covid-19 continues to decline and the average number of close contacts per person is now three, from 4.5.
He said most of the close contacts were from households. He added that while it was too early to be an indicator, it was still a good sign.
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