The coronavirus situation is at a “real tipping point” as the benefit of vaccinations against higher case numbers will not be felt for another six to eight weeks, according to a senior Health Service Executive official. Potentially, if the vaccination programme keeps going as it is – and we are hoping to do that – we should be okay. Ms O’Connor said that hospitalisations and the number of Covid-19 patients in critical care were down week-on-week. The HSE’s national lead for vaccines, Damien McCallion, said the State should receive more than 200,000 vaccines this week. There would be a further million vaccines received next month, he told RTÉ.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2021 03:24 UTC