Irish Coronavirus: Over Half Irish Vaccinated with Covid-19-Survey

Over half of people say they will get the Covid-19 vaccine. According to a new survey.

If the jab gets official approval, the government may face a fight to secure high support from the people.

But it comes because Tánaiste Leo Varadkar revealed that he and the government are optimistic about the vaccine deployment early next year.

A poll released today found that 55pc would be available if the Covid-19 vaccine was available. One-third is uncertain and 12pc declines it.

The findings were revealed in the first wave of the Ipsos MRBI IPHA Covid-19 vaccine tracker. This is a monthly barometer of your chances of being vaccinated against Covid-19 in the event of a breakthrough.

It was commissioned by the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA), which represents a major pharmaceutical company, and the first Covid-19 vaccine could be here by the end of the year as optimism grows. There is.

Varadkar said yesterday: “As for vaccines, we are optimistic that, like the government, vaccines will be approved in the coming months and in the first half, if not the first quarter of next year, at greatest risk. It will be possible to start vaccination of people, healthcare professionals and people with chronic illnesses. “

He told RTÉ that his hopes were based on information provided to the government by various companies and advice from the WHO.

The results of the polls reassured, but older people, a group of categories at risk who are most likely to be given the vaccine first, are most likely to get a jab.

The age group most likely to be vaccinated was 65 years or older, followed by 35-44 years.

Young people are least likely to be vaccinated, with 19% between the ages of 25 and 34 and 18% between the ages of 18 and 24 saying they will not be vaccinated. About 60 pc of men take it, as half of women do. The Irish Independent, reported over the weekend, will have Pfizer submit a vaccine for urgent approval next month and, given the green light, is ready to deploy 100 million doses by the end of 2020. There may be.

Assuming there is an agreement with the EU to purchase the vaccine, Ireland will be allocated a share based on population and can provide double-dose vaccines to at-risk groups, including healthcare workers, the elderly and people with underlying illness. It will be like. ..

Paul Reid, Managing Director of Pfizer Ireland and President of IPHA, said: “Vaccine development is based on sound science, patient safety, and clinical efficacy.

“A team of scientists are collaborating across disciplines and regions and between research institutes and businesses to find breakthroughs in Covid-19. Immunity is a global health and development success story. , Saving millions of lives each year.

“We now have vaccines to prevent more than 20 life-threatening illnesses, helping people of all ages lead longer and healthier lives.”

Case

No new virus deaths were reported yesterday, but after the fall on Friday and Saturday, the number of new cases increased again to 1,025.

Yesterday’s cases included 255 in Dublin, 147 in Cork, 77 in Galway, 54 in Kildare and 53 in Donegal. The remaining 439 cases are spread over 21 counties.

As of 2:00 pm yesterday, 315 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized, 38 of whom were in the intensive care unit. There have been 16 additional hospitalizations in the last 24 hours. Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan has again urged positive or symptomatic individuals to self-quarantine for 10 days.

Meanwhile, HSE has confirmed that it has ordered a recalled hand sanitizer, Vira Pro, worth around € 7.5 million.

On Friday, the USDA issued a product recall from the Vira Pro Hand Sanitizer Line.

A HSE spokeswoman said that 3,128,876 units have been accepted by HSE so far.

She said that 2,092,398 units were placed in quarantine, that is, 1,036,074 units were issued to medical service locations.

“The HSE product recall team has not been notified of the negative effects of using the product,” she said.

Irish Independent