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Share this article The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it has approved 'conditional authorisation' for a coronavirus vaccine for the European Union. The announcement was made at the agency's headquarters on Monday afternoon in Amsterdam. The executive director of the EMA, Irish woman Emer Cooke, said she was "delighted" to announce the "historic scientific" achievement. This gives the potential green light to the Pfizer/Biontech drug, which will be valid in all EU member states at the same time. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly also welcomed the news, which will now go to the European Co...

Minister for Health announces National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy   Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has today announced the National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy, which outlines Ireland’s high-level plan for safe, effective and efficient vaccination of the population, while safeguarding continued provision of health and social care services. The National COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy, which was prepared by the High-Level Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccination, was signed off by Cabinet this morning. The government established the High-Level Task Force on COVID-19...

The effect of vaccination on the spread of COVID-19 disease Researchers from Cornell University, USA,  have modeled the effect of vaccination on the spread of COVID-19 disease. They suggest that vaccinating healthcare workers first followed by people who have many social interactions, such as grocers and airline cabin crew, will help reduce transmission. The research is published on the preprint server medRxiv*, prior to peer review. Vaccines have been an essential strategy in the fight against COVID-19 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Many vaccine...

As well as this, we’re beginning this vaccine Q&A series to help answer questions readers may have – either about a specific Covid-19 vaccine or how the programme will work in Ireland. If there’s something you want to know, tell us and we can put your queries to the experts.   The vaccine taskforce delivered its strategy plan – covering logistics, workforce, communication and collection of data on the efficacy of the vaccine, amongst other areas – to government yesterday. The strategy will then be discussed by Cabinet on Tuesday next. A staff member receives the Pfizer/BioNte...