The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Professor Breda Smyth and the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Rachel Kenna are urging parents to consider the seasonal flu vaccine for their children as cases continue to rise. While the number of cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is beginning to fall after reaching a record high of 734 cases … Read more
A fifth covid vaccine, US-based Novovax, has been approved by health officials for its use in Ireland. The Nuvaxovid vaccine, produced by Novavax, was approved by the European Medicine Agency in December and will now be included in Ireland’s booster vaccination program for people aged 18 years and older. The vaccine is given in two … Read more
Covid vaccination for children under 12 will begin from 20th December, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed. The inoculation will begin with the vulnerable children and continue in the priority order. He has also said that the major cohort vaccinations in children will begin from 10 January onwards. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) had given green … Read more