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First Covid-19 vaccines roll out in four Irish hospitals as state seeks to protect itself from potential compo cases
Updated: 28 Dec 2020, 21:34
THE first Covid vaccinations will take place in four hospitals across the country today as the state seeks to protect itself from potential compensation cases over adverse reactions.
Pfizer/BioNTech jabs will be issued at St James’s and Beaumont in Dublin, Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Galway under strict supervision.
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Tanaiste Varadkar says lockdown will be for long period Credit: PA:Press Association
It came as a senior health figure admitted that the delay in the vaccine rollout was due to a lingering fear of adverse reactions, even though the medication has been widely used in the US and Britain for weeks.