“I’m not as safe as other people.” People medically exempt from receiving Covid boosters face uncertain future
“Some days I think ‘sure, would it not be easier that I just go get it and hope that I don’t die’.” People who are unable to receive a booster dose of the Covid vaccine due to medical exemptions may not be able to enter venues in Ireland in the near future. Taoiseach Micheál Martin […]
4 years ago
Booster vaccine dose interval to be reduced to three months
“Boosters will continue to be offered in the priority order previously recommended.” Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced that the gap between the initial schedule of Covid-19 vaccination and a subsequent booster dose will be reduced to three months. Donnelly is set to introduce the change following recommendations from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee […]
4 years ago
“We should boost the booster campaign” – Simon Harris
Boosters are currently available for healthcare workers and people over 50. Simon Harris is in favour of increasing the rollout of booster vaccines across the country. The former Minister for Health and current Minister for Further and Higher Education made the comments on The Week In Politics on RTÉ. “Yes, we should boost the booster […]
4 years ago
Three shots of Pfizer neutralises Omicron variant in laboratory test
4,152 cases of Covid were confirmed in Ireland on Wednesday. BioNTech and Pfizer have confirmed that a booster dose of their Covid vaccine neutralises the Omicron variant following a laboratory test. According to a statement on the Pfizer website, the effectiveness of protection from the Omicron variant increased by 25 times following a third dose. […]
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Thousands of people missing booster vaccine appointments
Boosters are open for people over 60 and frontline healthcare workers. Thousands of people have missed their appointment to receive their booster vaccines, the Taoiseach told the Dáil on Tuesday (7 December). According to Micheál Martin, 208,000 appointments were offered to eligible people in the week beginning 22 November, but only 80,000 of those arrived […]
4 years ago
50% of people not coming forward for booster vaccines in some areas
Flagging the “early phenomenon”, the HSE chief said it was “really important” people attend their booster appointments. HSE chief Paul Reid has said some vaccination centres in Ireland offering booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are seeing “no-show rates” for appointments of 50%. Reid was speaking during a HSE briefing on Thursday, when he urged […]
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