Gardaí are calling on the government for “urgent clarity” on when they will be vaccinated after hearing that some non-frontline HSE staff received a Covid-19 jab. The Irish Independent today revealed that staff at the HSE’s finance department in Offaly were vaccinated despite working in non-patient-facing roles. “Unfortunately, the Minister couldn’t give us that clarity today. However, she said that unlike these administrative staff, gardaí are in “an operational high-risk environment”“The policing of Covid-19 is becoming more challenging for gardaí,” the ASGI general secretary added. "We are not saying they should or shouldn’t but we are saying there must be an updated risk assessment carried out now, not a risk assessment that was done four months ago.

Source: Irish Independent March 18, 2021 21:00 UTC