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Vaccinations of medically vulnerable to begin this week

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This week will see the first Covid-19 vaccinations among medically vulnerable people aged between 16 and 69 who are at a very high risk of severe disease and death.

This will be the fourth cohort on the prioritisation list to get jabs. It's estimated there could be up to 160,000 people aged between 16 and 69 in this country who are deemed to be at a high risk from Covid 19 because of serious illness.

The HSE said that the first 10,000 patients from this group will get their first dose of vaccine later this week,  beginning with people with neurological conditions in disability settings.

Meanwhile, while 95% of people aged over 85 have received their first dose, the remaining 500 are due to get their jabs this week, along with other

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