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HSE concerned over high movement levels in community
Updated / Thursday, 25 Feb 2021
22:57
Paul Reid said there would be a significant risk to the healthcare system if people were to lose focus now (Image: Rolling News)
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has said while there is room for optimism due to the vaccination roll-out, the HSE remains concerned at the high level of movement across the community.
Speaking at the HSE s weekly Covid-19 briefing, Mr Reid issued caution saying that the public needs to maintain the level of resilience required to get us out of the wave that we are in . There are out higher levels of movement across society, people going to work, in transit and moving between households .
Based on current evidence, the advice is to give the MRNA vaccines, Moderna and Pfizer, preferentially to give those to older people, as based on the evidence we have right now, it affords greater protection,” Dr Henry said on RTÉ News at One.
The news comes as a major reversal of the original plan to start rolling it out to over 70s beginning with the over 85s through GPs.
It means that the over-70s may have to wait longer for vaccination and are likely to attend vaccination clinics to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines although this has still to be worked out.
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