The HSE said it currently has 1,000 housebound patients yet to be vaccinated. Mrs Kelly’s daughter Adrienne has spent the past number of weeks trying to get clarity on when her mother will receive her injection. “Currently the service has hundreds upon hundreds of requests to process, and it is only feasible to get to so many in any one day.” the email added. Adrienne said her mother became increasingly distraught when news was announced that the roll-out was progressing to younger cohorts. “She said she feels she is being penalised for being housebound and I think that’s appalling.

Source: Irish Independent April 17, 2021 01:36 UTC