Ministers have confirmed that those aged over 65 and in long-term care, frontline healthcare workers in direct patient contact and those aged over 70 will be the first to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The Cabinet this morning considered wider categories for inclusion in the vaccination programme and according to a list published this afternoon, these cohorts will be followed by other healthcare workers and then those aged 65 to 69 with medical conditions. Following this, “key workers” will be vaccinated, although this category will be further refined, according to the Government list. The next category will be those aged between 18 to 64 with medical conditions which put them at higher risk of disease, followed by residents of long term care facilities in this age cohort. Government sources have indicated that the list is a “living document” and may be subject to change based on how effective different vaccines among different groups in the wider population.

Source: The Irish Times December 08, 2020 12:47 UTC