First vaccines to be administered in Ireland on 30 December
The Minister for Health has said that tens of thousands of doses will arrive in Ireland each week from early January.
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The Taoiseach said earlier this week that up to 135,000 people will have received two vaccine doses by the end of February.
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Developers have said they could adapt the vaccine quickly if a new variant is resistant to it.
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“The temporary reduction will affect all European countries,” Norway’s Public Health Agency said in a statement.
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“We still have a lot of work to do, but the light at the end of the tunnel continues to grow brighter,” the WHO chief said today.
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Health agencies say the vast majority of post-vaccination fatalities were among people who were elderly and already vulnerable.
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The vaccine – of which Ireland is due to receive more three million doses – will not be available until the end of the year, at the earliest.
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There’s been growing anger over the EU’s inoculation campaign, which has been criticised as too slow.
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The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has recommended that people aged 70 and over should receive mRNA vaccines.
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Some 600,000 people took part in the study.
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The study also observed efficacy in asymptomatic patients.
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The results of the study, which analysed both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines, was hailed as “extremely good news” yesterday.
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New Zealand has so far completed inoculations of only a few thousand people, mainly border workers.
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“When they get here, they will be administered quickly,” the Taoiseach said.
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The company now plans to submit applications to regulators for approval in this age group.
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The move follows the EMA saying it had found a ‘possible link’ between the AZ vaccine and rare blood clots.
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The study did not reveal any data to show if the variant would still cause serious illness among those who have been vaccinated.
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The consideration is being made amid a serious disruption to Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
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Spacing out of Pfizer doses was discussed at Cabinet today, but the matter is still under review.
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The companies said their submission to the EMA was based on a study in more than 2,000 adolescents.
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Cabinet were told that booster shots may be required.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is also expected to authorise Pfizer’s vaccine for young people by next week.
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Over 70% of the population has received two doses of the vaccine.
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BioNTech has developed a “comprehensive strategy” to address any variants in the future should they arise.
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The woman is in a good condition but being monitored in hospital.
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Doses could be administered to 12- to 15-year-olds as soon as Thursday.
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The European Medicines Agency said this could improve the flexibility in countries’ vaccine rollout.
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Both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs have been found to be highly effective against the B1617.2 strain.
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The HSE said information they had so far showed the Covid-19 vaccines did not have any negative effect on babies in the womb.
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The decision needs to be rubber-stamped by the European Commission and individual national regulators.
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The approval is expected to have “a significant and immediate impact” on the supply of Comirnaty.
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This week marked the six-month mark in the vaccine rollout.
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When the data is transferred to the HSE, the percentage of adults who are fully vaccinated will increase by 0.43%.
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Delta is the most infectious strain of the virus since the start of the global pandemic in early 2020.
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Those affected have since been contacted to be re-vaccinated, the HSE said.
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An “error” led to around 160 students receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine,.
View ArticleChildren aged 12 to 15 at high risk to be prioritised in Covid vaccine rollout
This will also extend to those who live with people with underlying conditions.
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The Taoiseach said the deal was “fantastic news and a welcome boost to our roll-out”.
View ArticleOver 700 pharmacies will be administering Pfizer vaccines from this week
Some 320 pharmacies have already been administering Pfizer vaccines.
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A network of 65 Facebook accounts and 243 Instagram accounts was traced back to Fazze, an advertising and marketing firm working in Russia.
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