Hospitals and nursing homes will be prioritised for rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine under plans to go to Government on Tuesday. With the first Covid-19 vaccine due to be administered in Northern Ireland on Tuesday and the plans for vaccine rollout in the Republic due to be published later this week, there will be intense focus on the detail of the Government’s proposals. This will not happen until after the Government’s vaccine rollout taskforce reports next Friday, a spokeswoman said. Pharmacists have called for the profession to be allowed to play a central role in the vaccination drive for Covid-19. Minister for Science Simon Harris: There is “no room for pseudo science or scaremongering” on the vaccine.

Source: The Irish Times December 07, 2020 00:56 UTC