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Cabinet to consider plan for GP's and pharmacists to give Covid vaccines

Jan 19, 2021 07:47 By Shannonside News
Cabinet to consider plan for GP's and pharmacists to give Covid vaccines
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Cabinet will today consider a multi-million euro deal that would see doctors and pharmacists administer Covid-19 vaccines. It would see roughly 1.5

Cabinet will today consider a multi-million euro deal that would see doctors and pharmacists administer Covid-19 vaccines.

It would see roughly 1.5 million people innoculated against the effects of the disease.

The Health Minister will present the 91 million euro deal to his Cabinet colleagues this morning.

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If approved, it would see GPs and Pharmacists get 60 euro for vaccinating a patient with two injections and 35 euro per single dose once the option's available.

The plan would begin from early February and run for 6 months.

It's expected the soon-to-be-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will feature heavily as it doesn't need to be kept at very low temperatures.

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It's hoped 1.5 million people will be vaccinated under the agreement.

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