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Rollout plan: First vaccines possible by end of year, universities could be used as mass vaccination centres
The plan was approved by Cabinet this morning. By Sean Murray Tuesday 15 Dec 2020, 2:58 PM Dec 15th 2020, 2:15 PM 46,401 Views 51 Comments
File photo. Nurse in Northern Ireland about to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
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Image: PA Images
Updated Dec 15th 2020, 2:58 PM
THE PLANS FOR Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccines roll-out have been published this afternoon, with details about logistics and who will carry out the inoculations included.
The vaccines will be administered in three phases – the initial roll-out, a mass ramp-up and open access. Once there are a large number of doses available, the mass ramp-up stage can begin.
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Members of nominated groups will be invited to register for vaccination
Here is all you need to know about what happens next:
Who can avail of vaccines first?
The highest priority groups, those over the age of 65 living in long-term care facilities and frontline healthcare workers in direct patient contact, will be first to receive the vaccine.
Next in line for the vaccine will be those aged over 70 – of these, the 85 plus age group will be first, followed by those aged 80 to 84; then 75 to 79-year olds and finally people aged 70 to 74.
Other healthcare workers will be next in line for inoculation, followed by those in the 65 to 69 age bracket, prioritising people with pre-existing medical conditions.
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People advised to hold off on trying for a baby for a period of time after getting Covid-19 vaccination
Some studies should become available in early 2021 that may change the advice. By Michelle Hennessy Tuesday 15 Dec 2020, 6:36 PM Dec 15th 2020, 6:36 PM 79,475 Views 18 Comments
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Image: Shutterstock
HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE advised people to hold off on trying for a baby or undergoing fertility treatments for a period of time after getting the Covid-19 vaccination.
Speaking at the launch of the government’s vaccine strategy, Dr Lorraine Nolan, Chief Executive of the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) said the clinical trials have been designed to provide as much information as possible about those considered to be most vulnerable to Covid-19.
Vaccine availability
Global scientific research efforts are focused on the development of COVID-19 vaccines to make them available as soon as possible.
Vaccines are only authorised in the EU once the safety, effectiveness and quality of the vaccine has been proven. These reviews are carried out by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Ireland’s national regulator, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), participates in all EMA reviews of new medicines and vaccines. The HPRA will also be responsible for continuing to monitor the safety of vaccines in Ireland once in use.
To date, the European Commission has authorised the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the COVID 19 vaccine developed by Moderna, and the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca.