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The latest HSE Covid-19 vaccination figures show that 150,500 first doses have been administered as of the end of January.
49,300 second doses have also been administered.
It gives a total of 199,800 doses administered.
The HSE has received 207,330 vaccines to date, according to Paul Reid, the head of the HSE, in a post on Twitter.
We have received a total of 207,330 # COVID-19 vaccinations to date in Ireland. As of last night we have completed almost 200,000 (199,800). Lots of bumps along the way so far, but credit to everyone involved. We will continue to mobilize to fulfill the offer. @HSELive
– Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) February 1, 2021
The European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) has said that there was a problem with the vaccination data reported from Ireland, resulting in an incorrect figure of 438,006 total vaccines that were placed for Ireland in the new Covid- Vaccine Tracker. 19 of the ECDC today.
ECDC told RTÉ News that it was in contact with Ireland and was in the process of correcting the data.
“We have not included data from Northern Ireland,” he said.
The ECDC said that member states can upload data at any time, but at a minimum, they are required to submit reports every two weeks every Tuesday, the previous week and every Friday the current week.
He said this may lead to some discrepancies between the national figures and those published by the ECDC.
The ECDC said its tracker strives to provide an overview of countries’ efforts in deploying Covid-19 vaccines, providing as accurate and timely data as possible, “in these early phases of vaccination campaigns.”
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital has increased slightly to 1,529 people, while the number in intensive care has dropped to 207.
According to the HSE, the hospitals dealing with the highest number of cases are St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin, University Hospital Waterford and Cork University Hospital.
It comes when the INMO has said that it wants to know who has received a Covid-19 vaccine and where they are within the health system.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne, INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said he expected the HSE to provide details of everyone who has been vaccinated so far on Wednesday.
This, he said, is really important because INMO needs to know who is left to vaccinate and what protections are needed until there is full coverage.
He said there is clear evidence that frontline healthcare workers are more likely to contract the virus than anyone else, and that the infection rate in Ireland is highest among nurses and healthcare workers.
Ms Ní Sheaghdha said that INMO and other unions have received a sequencing document on the HSE vaccination rollout and will make sure it is followed.
He added that he was not aware of homeworkers who received the vaccine earlier than front-line healthcare workers, adding that HSE has an obligation to protect its workers.
Elsewhere, a comparative immunology professor at Trinity College Dublin has said that it is clear that there have been cases of people infected with Covid-19 after the first dose of the vaccine.
Speaking about the same program, Professor Cliona O’Farrelly said that no matter how good a vaccine is, it still fails in some people.
He said that if you contract Covid-19 between doses, the advice is to wait four weeks before receiving the second dose.
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314 new cases and 11 more deaths in Northern Ireland
Another 11 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland, bringing the official Health Department number to 1,861.
There are also 314 new test cases on 1,354 people.
There are 735 confirmed coronavirus patients in the hospital, with 64 in the ICU, 56 of whom are on respirators.
The average seven-day infection rate per 100,000 in Northern Ireland is 196.0, the lowest since 19 December.
The area with the highest rate remains Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council at 343.5, followed by Mid Ulster at 326.7.
The area with the lowest rate is still Derry and Strabane at 90.3.
It comes as Health Minister Robin Swann told the Assembly today that nearly a quarter of a million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in Northern Ireland.
As of Sunday, 246,421 doses had been administered, comprising 221,809 first doses and 24,612 second doses.
Those aged 70 and over are receiving the AstraZeneca injection from their GPs, while those aged 65 and over are invited to book an appointment at one of Pfizer’s seven regional vaccination centers for vaccination.
Additional information: Vincent Kearney
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