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The significant over-supply of the vaccine last week and an increase in operations at the county's mass vaccination centre has seen numbers jump over the last 7 days.

More than 1000 Pfizer vaccines were delivered in error to Longford surgery this week

At full capacity, the centre could see 10 vaccinators administering 6 doses per hour over the course of a day.

A single dose of an mRNA vaccine for those who have recently recovered from Covid shows an increased immune response using the body's natural resistance post-infection.

The road to the selection and establishment of the centre was a rocky one, with the Newtownforbes centre the second selected by health experts for the Longford region.

Delays in sourcing vaccines have resulted in Ireland missing its late March target for the one-millionth dose.

Controversy has arisen again over the distribution of left over vaccines following the revelation that the Beacon Hospital gave left over doses to 20 teachers and staff at a private school in Wicklow

Vaccine centres and GP offices across the region are being praised for their efficiency, set up and the kindness of the staff administering the jab

While critical of the current vaccine rollout and restriction management, Deputy Joe Flaherty denies the government's plan has been a failure.

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.

The National Public Health Emergency Team is to meet today, with the possibility of nursing home visits on the table as a 'vaccine bonus'.

Following concerns raised over the selection of Longford Slashers as the regional centre, The HSE and Longford County Council began a search for a more suitable centre for Longford.

There are hopes that family visits to nursing home residents could begin again on a phased basis in the near future. That's according to