HSE figures show that the Government missed its April vaccination target of 860,000 by 164,623. This is the second major vaccination target the Government has missed by a substantial margin, although vaccination rates have increased significantly over the past few weeks.
Paul Reid, the CEO of the HSE, had previously said that 788,000 vaccines had been administered over April, but the Irish Times later reported that that figure including vaccines administered in early May. HSE sources told the IT that days in May were included in the figure as the HSE considers them “April weeks.”
Tuesday the 4th, the last day we have information for, saw 32,214 vaccines administered.
The total number of doses administered, as of the 4th, was 1,655,866 with 1,201,373 of those being the 1st dose, and 454,493 of those being 2nd doses. The average number of doses administered per day, over the last seven days, is now 28,181.
As of the 4th 109,372 first doses have been administered to Cohort 1, those in “long-term residential care facilities.” That number includes both patients and staff.
256,742 first doses have been administered to Cohort 2, “frontline healthcare workers” – a number substantially higher than the total number estimated to be working in the sector.
456,407 first doses have been administered to those in Cohort 3, which consists of those 70 and older who are not in long-term residential care. The CSO estimates that there are 490,000 people in this cohort.
210,694 first doses have been administered to Cohort 4, those “aged 16-69 at very high risk.” 1,418 first doses have been administered to Cohort 7, those “aged 16-59 at high risk.”
166,154 first doses have been administered to Cohort 5, which consists of “all those aged 60-69” who are not in any other Cohort.