The immunisation programme will get under way at Beaumont and St James’ hospitals in Dublin and Cork and Galway university hospitals. The HSE plans all residents and staff of the country’s 580 nursing homes who want the vaccine will have received it by the end of February. A HSE spokeswoman said the programme for nursing home residents was a “highly complex process requiring the co-operation of all stakeholders”. There are around 580 nursing homes in Ireland, of which 80pc are privately owned. Read MoreThe draft schedule facilitates a “required three-week cycle and ensures that both doses are administered in an efficient manner, leading to the completion of the entire 580 nursing homes (both doses) in February”.

Source: Irish Independent December 29, 2020 02:34 UTC