Ireland second last EU State to begin vaccination roll out
Ireland will be the second-last EU state to start vaccinating against Covid-19 even after the HSE said it would start ahead of schedule.
HSE boss Paul Reid says the inoculation drive would begin tomorrow instead of Wednesday, after criticism from the Medical Council.
Medics in 22 EU states were giving the Pfizer vaccinations yesterday as part of a co-ordinated EU plan, and Belgium, Latvia and Luxembourg will give the first shots today.
Only Ireland and the Netherlands have yet to take them out of cold storage.
Donegal GP Dr Denis McAuley says the HSE may want to maximise the public relations value.
"People will be more inclined to be looking at the papers, looking at the news, perhaps it's a public relations decision as much anything else.
"We could have on the 6 o'clock news a healthcare worker or somebody from a nursing home getting the first vaccine.
"I think if it happens in the midst of Christmas that psychological effect could be missed."
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