AQW 18039/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 27/04/2021
Answered On Date: 18/05/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health whether there are any specific issues with the delivery of second vaccine doses to adult centres.

Answer:

The vaccination programme was delivered to adult day centres by the various Trusts.

At time of writing, Southern, Western and Belfast Trusts have completed delivery of both doses to vaccine to adult day centres. Western Trust have been delivering second doses on 11th and 12th May with a final clinic on 19th May.

Northern trust was delayed by one week with the delivery of second vaccine to service users in Adult Day Centres. This was due to staff on sick leave and the ability to release appropriately trained staff with the skill set required to administer the vaccine. To address this issue, one service user was vaccinated at a Trust vaccination centre but all other service users accepted the position and received their second dose at 11 weeks which is within JCVI guidance.