Fewer than 1% in high-risk category have received Covid vaccine 

Fewer than 1% in high-risk category have received Covid vaccine 

More than half a million people are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Picture: Dan Linehan

Wed, 12 May, 2021 - 10:14
Greg Murphy

Fewer than 1% of people in a high-risk category has received a Covid-19 vaccine, new figures have shown.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has defended the figures saying many people in Cohort 7 have been offered an injection through the age-based system.

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