People in their 40s to be given choice of AstraZeneca or J&J vaccine
They will also have the option to wait for an mRNA vaccine. People in their 40s could be given the choice of the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccine as the HSE received information from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) on Monday. People aged in their 40s are also expected to be given the […]
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Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 set to be approved across Europe this month
The current Pfizer vaccine is only approved for children over 16. A Covid-19 vaccine for children aged between 12 to 15 could be available across Europe in the coming weeks. The Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine looks set to be approved for that age group by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) at the end of this […]
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Tony Holohan says Ireland will look at the “potential value” of giving children Covid-19 vaccine
He said the priority right now is getting adults to come forward for their vaccine. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan has said that Ireland will look at the “potential value” for giving the Covid-19 vaccine to children after adults have been successfully vaccinated across the country. Speaking to RTE News, he said that […]
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Immunologist Luke O’Neill suggests delaying vaccines for under 30s in Ireland to donate jabs to developing countries
O’Neill said the mission has to be getting the vaccine “into as many arms as possible”. Luke O’Neill, an immunologist and professor at Trinity College, has suggested the possibility of delaying vaccines to people under 30 in Ireland so that they could be made available to developing countries and countries where the need for vaccines […]
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