Follow RT on Ireland’s Covid vaccine rollout has received a double dose of good news, as its National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has approved the Johnson & Johnson shot and relaxed the age limits imposed for AstraZeneca’s jab. The state had limited the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 60 and older, after a European Medicines Agency (EMA) review found a possible link between the shot and rare blood clots. Most of the reported clots were in women aged under 60. The NIAC’s new guidance was approved by the Irish government on Tuesday and the age restriction will now be eased, meaning all residents aged over 50 will be allowed to receive the jab. The relaxed rules and addition of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should see Ireland speed up its rollout across the country.