eolas Magazine issue 45

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Vaccine rollout changes to age-based system Amidst heavy criticism of the Government’s vaccine rollout policy, a change to an age-based system was announced by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD in March. The day after the announcement of the shift in strategy, figures showed that over 800,000 vaccine doses had been administered by that point. Of the 806,541 vaccines that had been administered in the Republic, 580,857 were first doses, while 225,684 people had received second doses. In comparison, Northern Ireland had administered 887,598 vaccine doses, with 749,112 being first doses and 138,486 people having received two. Speaking upon the update to the Government’s Covid-19 Vaccination Allocation Strategy, Donnelly said: “The

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vast majority of those who have received vaccines are our most at risk loved ones who have suffered the highest burden of serious illness and death, as well as the social isolation the necessary public health measures have created. We have seen nursing home residents and staff, frontline healthcare workers and those aged over 80 received their Covid-19 vaccines and infection rates in these groups has fallen dramatically and as a result, we have seen clear evidence of vaccination bonus in this cohort, and recently saw visits to nursing homes restart.”

The Government expects that three million doses will be administered over the months of April, May and June, with four in five adults to receive at least one by the end of June. All adults aged over 70 are expected to have received their first dose by mid-April, while the vaccination of those aged between 16-69 at high risk has begun. The Government says that the age-based approach will “make the rollout more efficient at higher volumes of vaccinations, and better meets the objective of protecting those at highest risk first”. Donnelly added that the


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eolas Magazine issue 45 data protection report

1min
pages 41-58

Political platform: Labour Party’s Duncan Smith TD

12min
pages 138-141

The Electoral Reform Bill analysed

6min
pages 130-131

Interview: Oireachtas Chief Translator Vivian Uíbh Eachach

19min
pages 132-137

Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan explores universal basic income

7min
pages 128-129

European Commissioner for Justice queries Irish defamation laws

16min
pages 122-127

EU advocates greater tax transparency

3min
pages 120-121

Government CIO Barry Lowry explores catalytic impact of Covid

19min
pages 96-103

Sponsored by

20min
pages 90-95

User-led mobile policing

11min
pages 104-107

Remote learning and learning loss impact

47min
pages 68-85

Online learning snapshot

8min
pages 86-89

Preparing Europe’s Digital Education Action Plan

12min
pages 64-67

Education Minister Norma Foley TD discusses

10min
pages 60-63

Interview: Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty TD

42min
pages 18-29

Deploying RPA in the Health Service Executive

24min
pages 34-41

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe TD outlines economic challenges

10min
pages 30-33

discusses the transition to a zero carbon future National Service Plan published

10min
pages 14-17

A child-orientated approach to data protection

5min
pages 54-55

Schrems II ruling repercussions

5min
pages 56-59

Cover story: Bord Gáis Energy Managing Director Dave Kirwan

9min
pages 10-13

Vaccination roll-out adjusted

6min
pages 8-9
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