Portal to open for 18 to 24s to register for AstraZeneca vaccine from Monday
The portal should also open for 18 to 24s to get an mRNA vaccine “by the end of this month”. The Covid-19 vaccine portal is set to open for people aged 18 to 24 to register for the AstraZeneca vaccine from Monday, accoring to HSE CEO Paul Reid. Speaking to Newstalk on Sunday, the HSE Chief […]
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Stephen Donnelly confirms AstraZeneca vaccines can be used on all adults over 18
He said it will now be up to the HSE to implement the advice. Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) advice will see AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines allowed to be used on all adults over 18. Speaking to reporters after arriving at a cabinet committee meeting on Monday night, the Minister […]
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Dr Tony Holohan asks NIAC if extra AstraZeneca vaccines can be used on over 18’s
Up to 50,000 doses of the vaccine may go unused from August. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan has asked the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) if extra AstraZeneca vaccines can be used on over 18’s. Holohan has written to NIAC asking if AstraZeneca vaccines, which currently can largely only be given to people […]
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Leo Varadkar says extra AstraZeneca vaccine could be given to over-18’s to help curb Delta variant spread
“There will, potentially, be hundreds of thousands of spare AstraZeneca ones in a couple of weeks.” Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that extra AstraZeneca vaccines could be used on young people to slow the spread of the Delta Covid-19 variant. Speaking at an Enterprise Ireland results announcement on Wednesday morning, Varadkar added that while he […]
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450,000 people waiting on second AstraZeneca dose will receive it before the end of July, says HSE
“Just remember the dark days in January with over 2,000 people in hospitals and over 220 in ICU.” HSE chief Paul Reid has said that all 450,000 people waiting for their second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will receive it by “the week commencing 19 July.” Reid said that everyone who is to receive […]
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400,000 people waiting on second AstraZeneca not permitted to travel abroad under “vaccine bonus”
The HSE doesn’t specify the same restriction for people who have had just one dose of other vaccines. More than 400,000 people who are waiting for a second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland have been told the “vaccine bonus” does not permit them to travel abroad. The current interval between the first […]
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