Health minister seeks 'full account' after leftover vaccines given to family members of Coombe hospital staff
The hospital said that, of the 16 recipients, nine were over 70 and the other seven were of varying ages
18 January, 2021 11:27
The health minister has asked bosses at the Coombe hospital in Dublin for a "full account" after it emerged that Covid-19 vaccinations were given to family members of staff.
The relatives of employees at the south Dublin hospital were vaccinated with doses left over from a batch.
Stephen Donnelly said he will speak to the chairman of the Coombe Hospital board about the matter.
A spokeswoman for the hospital said 16 doses of the vaccine were left after 1,100 frontline workers, including GPs and community health staff, were vaccinated.