Task Force to Review All Elements of Vaccine Delivery

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The head of the government working group on the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine says that information will be provided to the public about the vaccine when it is available and accurate.

Professor Brian MacCraith said communication and clarity about vaccine delivery will be key to reassuring the general public in the overall process.

The former director of DCU told The Business on RTÉ Radio 1 that the vaccine is of vital importance to the general well-being of the Irish society and economy.

He said the task force will meet for the first time next week and discuss all elements of the “end-to-end process” of delivering the vaccine, from leaving the drug company to the end. to the vaccination of individuals and the follow-up process.

Professor MacCraith, who also heads the future of the media commission, said that the issue of disinformation about vaccines will be part of its remit.

The latest figures show that, at 8 a.m. this morning, there were 275 patients in Irish hospitals with Covid-19.

There have been ten new admissions in the last 24 hours, while 15 patients have been discharged.

There are currently 33 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care.

Yesterday, the Health Department was notified of another eight deaths related to the coronavirus and 330 new cases.

A total of 2,018 people have died with Covid-19, while the total number of cases is 69,802. This includes the denotification of a previously confirmed case.

The HSE clinical director has said that the more people avoid unnecessarily mixing with each other in the next ten days, whether in the workplace or at social events, the more options Ireland will have upon exiting level 5.

Speaking with Katie Hannon on Saturday, Dr. Colm Henry said that a lot had been accomplished in the last four weeks.

He said a lot has already been won, and the more that is earned between now and early December in terms of lower case numbers, the more options the government will have.

Earlier, an infectious disease consultant said it was “too optimistic” to say that Covid-19 vaccines could be available in Ireland in the next two weeks.

Professor Jack Lambert said Ireland currently has a “complicated and slow process” for introducing vaccines and that he believes it will take months, maybe even a year, before a vaccine is “fully implemented in the country.”

Speaking on Brendan O’Connor’s program on RTÉ Radio 1, he said experts with experience in vaccination should come together to help with the process.

Professor Lambert said there must be “transparency” in all aspects of the launch.

He also said that information on who will have priority for the vaccine, where the vaccines will be delivered, and where the additional staff required to administer the vaccine will come from should be detailed.

The Head of ESRI’s Behavioral Investigation Unit said he believes there has been a slippage in compliance with Level 5 restrictions due to the drop in the number of Covid-19 cases.

Professor Pete Lunn said he thinks people have “relaxed too early” not because of fatigue, but because the decrease in the number of cases caused people’s perception of risk to decrease.

Speaking about the same program, he said that it is “almost certain” that most of the population expect some degree of “license” or “compensation” for the Christmas period.

However, he said that if that is to be done, the nature of the compensation must be “very explicit” and the rules around it as simple as possible.

In response to images that emerged of RTÉ News and Current Affairs staff and managers failing to adhere to social distancing, Professor Lunn said he believes incidents like this are likely to harm compliance.

He said it could be “demotivating” as people are “conditional cooperators.”

However, he said that the response to such incidents was also important and helps if people accept that it is wrong, apologize and do not make excuses for their behavior.

Meanwhile, the CEO of the HSE has said that it is “key to recognize the commitment given by many” in the battle against Covid-19.

In a post on Twitter, Paul Reid said: “There has been so much damage so far. But it is also key to recognize the commitment made by many.”

“Health workers, businessmen, employees, the media, individuals, families, sports organizations, gardaí, Defense Forces, and many more. Let us acknowledge and not blame.”

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