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Gardai in the Shannonside Northern Sound region are raising concerns over the risk they ll pose to spreading Covid-19 to their families and the wider public should the HSE not re-evaluate their place on the vaccine lists.
Gardaí in the Roscommon Longford Division are calling on the Garda Commissioner and the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to re-evaluate the need for frontline Gardaí to be vaccinated.
An Garda Siochana are currently tenth on the list for vaccinations ahead of teachers and behind those between 18 and 64 living in crowded accommodation where it is difficult to isolate or socially distance in.
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Approximately 30 gardaí in the Longford and Granard districts have had to self-isolate after coming into contact with Covid-19 in the last two weeks - a trend which prompted the Garda Representative Association to fight for gardaí to be high on the priority list for vaccinations.
Following negotiations, gardaí have been listed among key workers who will be vaccinated immediately after elderly citizens and healthcare workers.
Local GRA representative Dave Conroy told the Longford Leader that the GRA is extremely concerned for the health of garda personnel on the frontline.
The government is being criticised for not developing as vaccination plan for members of the Gardai. It’s understood that over a dozen officers have had to self-isolate in the last number of weeks across the Shannonside region as result of the third wave of the virus with several also testing positive since last month. The […]