Stephen Donnelly casts doubt over Ireland meeting 80% vaccination target by June
He said the “worst-case scenario” would see Ireland only receive 10% of the expected 600,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that there may be a “significant under-delivery” of Johnson & Johnson vaccines. As a result, the Minister added that he is “unclear” whether it will be possible to meet […]
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EMA says benefits of Johnson & Johnson vaccine outweigh risks after rare blood clots reported
All instances of the blood clots occurred in people under 60 years of age. The European Medicines Agency has said that the benefits of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine outweigh the risks after a small number of rare blood clots were reported. Use of the company’s one-dose vaccine was temporarily halted by US regulators […]
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Johnson & Johnson’s single shot Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for European use
The vaccine has been described as a “game-changer”. The European Medicines Agency has given approval for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine to be used in the European Union. The Covid jab is the first approved for use in the EU which only requires one injection, as opposed to AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna’s two. It also […]
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