Vaccine roll-out defended following Beacon Hospital controversy

A health worker holds up a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19. File picture

The HSE’s national lead on the vaccine roll-out programme has defended the programme following the controversy over teachers being vaccinated at the Beacon Hospital.

The hospital gave 20 vaccine doses to teachers at a private school attended by children of Beacon chief executive Michael Cullen, and also to workers at nearby creche.