The review also found that the Beacon’s vaccination centre strayed from HSE advice on pre-preparing vaccine vials.
File image of the Beacon Hospital in Dublin. File image of the Beacon Hospital in Dublin. A HSE REVIEW into the Beacon Hospital’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has found that the hospital did not consider a number of alternative options to use leftover vaccine doses at risk of being wasted.
The HSE commissioned an external review of the Beacon’s vaccination programme in April and this has now been published. It said other alternatives could have been those living or working in crowded conditions where social distancing was difficult, key workers in the food supply system, public and commercial transport workers and other groups.
The report said the school itself accepted the offer of the doses in “good faith” and on assurances received from the hospital’s CEO Michael Cullen that it was legitimate and above board.The report further outlined how the situation arose and how the 23 March clinic differed from others. The headmistress told the reviewer that the CEO “had assured her that this was in line with the HSE’s zero-wastage policy” and stressed the urgency of the situation.A further text from the CEO told the headmistress that the provision of the excess doses to the teachers was legitimate and above board with the permission of the HSE.
At this time, the advice on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine had changed on a number of occasions due to rare blood clot reports. In the CityWest vaccination clinic, vaccine booth were provided with a tray containing an unopened vaccine vial and syringes and other administration items. The hospital told the reviewer it concluded that pre-prepared syringes provided a safe option for the vaccine clinic.
The report said: “If the vaccines had been drawn up in line with manufacturer’s directions i.e. that they remained in the vial until administration, then it is the Reviewer’s opinion that the perceived urgency to use them within an hour would not have been as great.” #Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youThe 16 March appointment slots were relocated to 23 March. Some staff were texted instead of called with the short timeframe to reschedule the appointments.
On 22 March, the Beacon reported receiving a “considerable number” of queries from staff given appointments at the Beacon on 23 March to say they had also received a booking for the Aviva. Lastly, the staff to receive their doses at the Beacon clinic were heading towards the end of the eligible list. The availability of staff to attend at short notice was becoming an issue, the report said.The ‘did not attend’ rate on other clinic days was between 8% and 10%, the report outlined, however the hospital said it was in excess of 20% on 23 March for the reasons outlined above.
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