Covid-19 vaccine rollout in nursing homes gets under way this week

Covid-19 vaccine rollout in nursing homes gets under way this week
HSE chief executive Paul Reid (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA)
Mon, 04 Jan, 2021 - 12:16
Michelle Devane, PA

The rollout of the country’s Covid-19 vaccination programme gets under way at nursing homes this week.

HSE chief executive Paul Reid said the residents and staff at 25 nursing homes are due to receive their first doses of the vaccine this week.

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