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HEALTH MINISTER STEPHEN Donnelly has said that there is currently no need for Covid-19 vaccination centres to run 24 hours a day.
The Minister made the comments on Ireland AM this morning, saying that the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) had asked the HSE to examine whether or not they would be capable of operating the centres 24/7.
Donnelly says that while it would be possible to run the centres 24 hours a day, due to current vaccination capacity it wouldn’t be necessary.
He mentioned the work GP’s have been doing within their own practices, as well as pharmacists, which Donnelly wants to see play a “bigger and bigger role” in the vaccine rollout.
However, Donnelly did say that if it is necessary to meet vaccine targets, it would be something that would be looked at.
“If we need to run the vaccine centres 24 hours a day to meet the target of getting the vaccines out as quickly as possible, it is absolutely something we can do,” Donnelly said.
Currently, 30 of the 38 planned mass vaccination centres are in operation, with the majority of them operating seven days a week.
On the current targets for vaccinations, Donnelly says that it will be possible to hit 80% first doses in the adult population by the end of June if the delivery schedule remains as planned.
This is slightly below the 82% that was originally promised by Taoiseach Micheál Martin in his national address in February.
“As things stand today, if we get the vaccines in according to schedule number one, and if we keep getting them out as soon as they come into the country, then we will be at around 80% [first doses] at the end of June,” Donnelly said.
Hospitalisations
Hospitalisations due to Covid-19 have remained steady overnight, as the vaccine portal opens for those aged 58 this morning.
As of 8am this morning, there are 144 people in hospital with Covid-19 according to Ireland’s Covid-19 data hub.
As of 11:30am yesterday, there were 41 people receiving treatment for Covid-19 in ICU.
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It should be called Diageo day!
It should be called, ‘national, thanks lads I have yer money and ye have yer piss’ day.
I have decided to produce and sell a strong alcoholic drink called “Responsibly” That way everyone in the country can get shit faced drinking responsibly. And all the other drinks makers will be advertising for me on their cans with the slogan “please drink responsibly” Probably will annoy the government as well.
genius
Find Arthur’s day quite embarrassing; we just lost a Junior Health Minister for among other things failing to break the link between drinking and sports events. Never mind Róisín we now drink, we’ll… because… Arthur tells us to?!
You really need to get out more often ;-)
I couldnt After more but I see you already have the moron comments after your post.
Nice Advertisement, I hope you got a nice bit of money off Diageo and Drink Aware? Oh wait….they basically are the same people. I’m sick if this Arthur’s day crap and the way the media roll in behind it, presumably for some free passes and some pints.
It is marketing genius!
Guinness in a plastic glass? Urrgh.
Plastic glass for the plastic paddys.
To Arthur!
it is a bit of a buy our product that was once owned by an Irish man and is now owned by an English company day…. but it’s a social event none the less, which I enjoy… a few bands playing, drink, craic, easy drunk chicks etc…. :-D could you ask for much more?
it is a bit of a buy our product that was once owned by an Irish man and is now owned by an English company day…. but it’s a social event none the less, which I enjoy… a few bands playing, drink, craic, easy drunk chicks etc…. :-D could you ask for much more?
better than paddies day…. ;-)
Just what we need another reason to drink….. Feckin sheep..
Happy Arthurs day folks. hope everyone enjoys a few tonight and stays safe.
Dave, you really need go get out more.
Ireland could do without another dedicated drink day.
On a Thursday too, with tomorrow being a work and school day. It’s ridiculous.
Athurs Day…A Thursday, get it…always gonna be on a Thursday. Genius!
Arthur’s Day…A Thursday, get it…always gonna be on a Thursday. Genius!
Does anyone know if there is still a free pint at 17:59? The last couple of years the barman would give a round of free Guinness to anyone who wanted it at a minute to six. Just wondering if anyone knows if this was an official marketing tactic of diageo or just a courtesy by individual pubs?
It’s up to the individual publicans.
Roisin Shortall is going on the session today.
Why a Thursday? Who wants to go on the piss on a Thursday if you’ve work the next morning?
Not on a Thursday thanks, work in the morning.
Some people are quite funny and presumptuous as to the origin of Diageo.
It’s not owned by an Englishman and never has been. It’s Spanish.
I don’t know where you’re getting that from. It’s headquartered in the UK and it’s main listing is on the LSE. It is most definitely not Spanish.
All the people on the dole don’t have work in the morning..the Monday Club has moved to Thursday for this week
I wouldn’t say all Colm but you have a point there . There are a few that like to sit there all day but I would say they are very much a minoraty.
Most people on the dole are bearly scraping through (btw I’m not on the dole)
Diageo is British surely. Grand Metropolitan merged with Guinness to form Diageo in 1997.
Could somebody in journal.ie explain the heavy hitting all week on behalf of Guinness/Diageo?
Agree johncleary. I’m a big fan of the Journal, but have found their promotion of Arthur’s Day quite shameless. Any sign of Susan Daly , Hugh ?
I do enjoy a few pints but I like to leave it until Friday night when I’m not driving on Sat.
But sure I’ll go out and support another multi and drink a few diet cokes while enjoying the atmosphere.
Amazing to read the comments by people taken in with this farce. Also how much did journal.ie get payed for this advertisement.
A better tip, Don’t Drink! How low do you go, to help plastic paddy’s get plastered? Well Journal.ie, how much did you sell your soul for?
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