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The Minister for Health said there is no proposal to vaccinate younger people against COVID-19 before older cohorts.
Stephen Donnelly is reported yesterday as asking his department to examine the possibility of vaccinating people aged 18 to 30 before those aged 30 to 50.
It is just over two weeks since the Government made changes to the rollout, removing certain professions from the list to prioritise older people first.
Opposition parties accused the Minister of causing confusion and of undermining his own Government s recently introduced age-based system.
Minister Donnelly is quoted in The Irish Times as saying: “I’ve asked the department to assess the case for vaccinating younger cohorts earlier, on the basis of reducing overall transmission as quickly as possible.
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Under 30s could be vaccinated before older groups under new plan being considered
The idea is based on the strong belief that younger people will be more active once society begins to reopen
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The Government is considering a plan that would see people aged under 30 vaccinated before some older age groups.