This comes despite the arrival of 21,600 Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines at the weekend.
The HSE has confirmed that Ireland will slow down its vaccine rollout this week, with less doses to be given out over the next seven days than planned.
The plan is to give around 29,000 vaccinations this week, 17,000 less than the planned 46,000 at the beginning of last week.
15,000 vaccinations will be given to frontline healthcare workers.
5,000 vaccines will be given to GPs, with the HSE saying: “These will be key vaccinators in the community.”
9,000 vaccinations will be given to staff and residents of long-term care facilities, with 1,000 of these being second doses.
This apparent slowdown is believed to be due to supply issues.
Between 1-7 February, Ireland planned on giving out 46,000 vaccinations, consisting of both first and second doses, with the same initially planned for this week.
The full update on Ireland’s vaccine rollout can be read here.
Earlier on Monday, the Executive Director of the HSE Paul Reid said the refusal of nursing home staff to receive the Covid-19 vaccine is “inexcusable”.
This comes following a report last week that some nursing home staff across the country had declined to receive a vaccination for Covid-19.
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