VACCINE BOOSTER

Minister for Health reveals more than half a million bivalent Covid-19 booster vaccines have now been administered

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced that more than 500,000 bivalent vaccines have been administered since these vaccines were introduced on 3 October. In total, 725,000 primary and booster vaccine doses have been administered since 15 August, when the 2nd booster programme was expanded to the over-50s, healthcare workers and the clinically vulnerable. … Read more

Booster dose to all children aged 12-15 years: Minister Stephen Donnelly

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has accepted new recommendations in relation to Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The recommendations were made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), who has endorsed these recommendations. NIAC has recommended that a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine be offered to all children … Read more