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A plan on how Covid-19 vaccines will be implemented across the country was to be sent to the government last night.
The report of the High Level Vaccine Task Force will set out the role that public health physicians, pharmacists and nurses will play in its administration.
The report will also make recommendations on whether to deploy retired health personnel to help with the administration of up to eight million doses of the vaccines.
The working group considered this, as the government wants to ensure that the operation does not place unnecessary stress on other areas of the health service.
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine comes in large batches, requires two doses, and requires specialized freeze storage.
It is expected to be delivered first to 45,000 people in nursing homes and residential settings and to healthcare workers.
The Moderna vaccine, which will be approved early next month, requires only one dose and can be kept in normal storage, meaning that pharmacists and GPs are likely to play a larger role in its administration to the General population.
Each health services executive area will make available its own properties to create vaccine centers, which will likely include old health board offices or facilities, but not schools.
Another big part of the plan will be gathering information for scientific purposes, including the age profile of who gets hit, potential side effects, and success rates.
This will require a consent form and they have worked with the Data Protection Commission to ensure that it complies with existing laws.
A coordinated information campaign is also being planned to ensure widespread acceptance of the vaccines.
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Last night, the Department of Health was notified of another three deaths related to Covid-19 and 313 new cases of the coronavirus.
There have now been 75,507 confirmed cases and 2,120 virus-related deaths in Ireland.
As of 2 pm yesterday, the number of patients in intensive care was 35, one less than Thursday.
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