GPs have been given authority to move down age groups to younger people where they have surplus Covid-19 vaccines, it emerged yesterday. It comes amid reports a number of people in their 20s are being offered scheduled appointments for vaccines in some practices. A HSE spokeswoman said: “GPs provide estimates for their Cohort 4 and 7 patients, which determines their ­vaccine allocation. The number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care is unchanged for two days at 35. There had been an “exponential growth” in the number of cases, sparked by the more transmissible strain, he said.

Source: Irish Independent June 01, 2021 01:30 UTC