Over 500 gardai including those working in mandatory hotel quarantine to get Covid-19 jab
Updated: 12 Apr 2021, 22:51
OVER 500 gardai working on Ireland s Covid frontlines - including those involved in mandatory hotel quarantine - have begun to receive the Covid-19 vaccine today.
The latest change to the Covid vaccination rollout plan came after a plea from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to the Government.
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Garda Commissioner Drew HarrisCredit: PA
The move comes after increasing calls from garda representative groups to give cops vaccine priority due to the role they play in policing during the pandemic.
525 members of An Garda Siochana began to receive their Covid-19 jab doses today.
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Gardaí isolating after person staying at quarantine hotel tests positive for Covid-19
Several members of the force are restricting their movements. By Stephen McDermott Tuesday 6 Apr 2021, 8:11 AM 2 hours ago 31,252 Views 0 Comments
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A NUMBER OF gardaí based in Dublin have been forced to self-isolate after a person staying at a hotel as part of mandatory quarantine rules tested positive for Covid-19.
The Journal understands that several members of the force are restricting their movements after being deemed to be a close contact of the individual, who returned to Ireland last week.
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