People who have been shielding can now book a vaccination appointment
Vaccine roll-out continuing at Derry s Foyle Arena and other centres
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People in Northern Ireland who received a shielding letter because they are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) to Covid-19 will be able to book their vaccination appointments, the Department of Health has announced.
The appointments will be available at the seven regional vaccination centres, including the Foyle Arena in Derry.
Telephone booking will be available from next week. Some slots for the weekend are already available for online booking from today.
Production of the shielding letters will be required at the centres to confirm eligibility.
BBC News
By David Thompson
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The Belfast Trust has apologised after offering Covid-19 vaccines to community and voluntary groups ahead of other front-line workers.
A letter, obtained by The Nolan Show, was sent to organisations in the community and voluntary sector, which are in partnership with the trust.
The only criteria was that staff were client-facing .
This included organisations in the arts sector, community groups, relationship counselling and childcare services.
The trust was unable to confirm how many vaccines had been given out to those now ineligible.
Department intervention
The letter was sent on 21 January.
A week later, the trust limited the offer to staff working with physiologically vulnerable adults , for example those with respiratory conditions.
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BBC News
By David Thompson
image copyrightReuters
The Belfast Trust has apologised after offering Covid-19 vaccines to community and voluntary groups ahead of other front-line workers.
A letter, obtained by The Nolan Show, was sent to organisations in the community and voluntary sector, which are in partnership with the trust.
The only criteria was that staff were client-facing .
This included organisations in the arts sector, community groups, relationship counselling and childcare services.
The trust was unable to confirm how many vaccines had been given out to those now ineligible.
Department intervention
The letter was sent on 21 January.
A week later, the trust limited the offer to staff working with physiologically vulnerable adults , for example those with respiratory conditions.