AQW 20545/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 17/06/2021
Answered On Date: 19/08/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the rate of vaccine take-up of (i) health workers; and (ii) care home staff, compared to the general population.

Answer:

Due to the format in which data has been collected to date, it is not possible to provide the Member with a breakdown of the data by individual discipline.

The available information indicates that of an approximate total workforce of 162,000 a total of 150,822 first doses and 139,019 second doses have been administered. This figure includes Trust employed Health and Social Care Workers, as well as independent/private staff such as GP staff, community pharmacy staff, dentists and domiciliary care employees etc.