The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said that nurses are to begin training next week for administering the Covid-19 vaccine and said it is vital the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers is protected at this time.
INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha told RTÉ's Claire Byrne programme that the INMO is engaging twice a week with the Health Service Executive regarding the administration of the vaccine programme, which she said will be nurse-led.
She said that overcrowding remains an issue in hospitals and that this affects social distancing and safe work practices. Ms Ní Sheaghdha said that there has been a very high incidence of healthcare worker infection with 12,500 infections recorded up to this week.