Covid ١٩ More than ٨٩% of adults in State with at least one dose of vaccine
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More than 89 per cent of adults have received at least one dose of vaccine, according to the latest vaccination figures, says Prof Brian MacCraith.
Seventy-eight per cent of adults have been fully vaccinated, which makes up 60 per cent of the total population.
There have been 6.2 million vaccine doses administered to date.
It comes as the Department of Health has sought legal advice on mixing Covid-19 vaccines made by different manufacturers, The Irish Times has learned.
Due to the impact of going “off label” and mixing vaccines in a way that was not included in clinical trials, legal input has been sought from the Attorney General’s office and other agencies before it is passed to Minister Stephen Donnelly for a final decision.
Preliminary advice on the issue, which could see different vaccines mixed in a two-dose regime, was given to chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan in recent weeks by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee. However, a formal recommendation has yet to be given to Mr Donnelly.
The Department of Health on Tuesday night said the advice would be provided to the Minister “shortly”.
A further 1,508 cases of Covid-19 were reported on Tuesday, with 206 patients with the disease being treated in hospital, 33 of whom are in intensive care.