The Mater Hospital in Dublin has confirmed that all its board members were offered a Covid-19 vaccine, and said it believed this was in line with the Health Service Executive's vaccine roll out guidelines.

The hospital said that "some board members" accepted the offer. According to the hospital's website there are 13 members on the hospital's Leadership Team.

In a statement today, the hospital said that the board is an integral part of the functioning of the Mater Hospital and is made up of frontline medical staff and non-executive directors whose roles and duties are essential to the hospital.

The statement went on to say that "some board members are required to attend the Mater in person as important issues arise which require board

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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