# Vaccine

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# Win/Win

AstraZeneca and European Commission both claim victory in vaccine court case

AstraZeneca has been ordered to deliver 50 million more doses by the end of September.

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Jun 18th 2021, 3:04 PM

# covid19

Reader Q&A: What do you want to know about the vaccine roll-out to the 35-39 age cohort?

Registration for this group will be open from Sunday.

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Jun 17th 2021, 5:11 PM

# roll-out

HSE says progress through 35-39 age group will be 'slower' due to volumes and vaccine supplies

People in this age cohort will be able to register for their vaccine from Sunday.

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Jun 17th 2021, 3:28 PM

# ESRI

Vaccine hesitancy linked to lack of knowledge on benefits of jab, study suggests

People who are less likely to follow news coverage about Covid-19 are more likely to be vaccine hesitant, the research found.

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Jun 17th 2021, 7:07 AM

# lectures on-site

Students to get back on campus as college reopening plans to be signed off by Cabinet

Cabinet will also consider doubling home quarantine to ten days for unvaccinated people travelling from Britain to Ireland.

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Jun 15th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Vaccines

US tells J&J millions of vaccine doses can't be used due to possible contamination

In a statement, the FDA said “several” batches of vaccine manufactured at a facility in Baltimore are not suitable for use.

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Jun 11th 2021, 9:31 PM

# European Medicines Agency

EU advises against AstraZeneca vaccine for people with blood vessel syndrome

The European Medicines Agency said it reviewed cases of six people who had capillary leak syndrome after they had received the vaccine.

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Jun 11th 2021, 3:01 PM

# Progress

Covid vaccines: Three million doses have been administered in Ireland

Around 25% of the adult population are fully vaccinated.

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Jun 8th 2021, 5:32 PM

# Comirnaty

Ireland to receive extra Pfizer vaccines after EMA approves additional manufacturing

The approval is expected to have “a significant and immediate impact” on the supply of Comirnaty.

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Jun 2nd 2021, 8:24 AM

# sinovac

WHO gives green light to second Covid-19 vaccine developed in China

The World Health Organisation has approved the Sinovac vaccine for emergency use.

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Jun 1st 2021, 3:52 PM

# Coronavirus

Half of all adults in Ireland have now received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine

Ireland’s vaccine rollout continues to build momentum.

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May 30th 2021, 3:29 PM

# approved

Pregnant women offered Pfizer or Moderna vaccines after committee recommendation

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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May 28th 2021, 1:47 PM

# vaccine target

Target to vaccinate 82% of adults by end of June 'likely to be missed by a few weeks'

The State had believed it would receive 470,000 Janssen doses but that is now looking, at best, more like 235,000.

Health Minister accused of 'dropping a bombshell' in the Dáil

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says the government will provide 'revised targets' tomorrow

Ireland likely to only receive half of the planned 470,000 J&J doses by end of June

HSE says 2.6 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to date

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May 27th 2021, 3:05 PM

# Winner winner

Ohio announces first million dollar vaccine lottery winner

More than 2.7 million adults signed up for the prize and over 104,000 children aged 12 to 17 entered the draw for a college scholarship.

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May 27th 2021, 12:45 PM

# Getting there

Taoiseach says Ireland will have given 2.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of the day

It appears we are still on track to have 80% of people with one dose by early July.

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May 25th 2021, 1:30 PM

# uptake

Only 4% of people in Ireland say they will refuse a Covid-19 vaccine

88% intend to receive a vaccine – or already have.

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May 24th 2021, 6:30 AM

# NHS

People in England aged 33 and 32 can book their Covid-19 vaccine from today

The NHS is urging everyone who is eligible to take up their jab at one of the 1,600 locations across the country.

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May 22nd 2021, 10:29 AM

# happening today

Reader Q&A: The vaccine portal is open for those aged 45 to 49 - here's what you need to know

People aged 40-49 are expected to be offered a choice of AstraZeneca/J&J or waiting for an mRNA vaccine.

Some people in this cohort will be able to receive a first dose by the end of the month, Michelle Hennessy reports.

The choice will be between AstraZeneca/J&J or waiting longer for an mRNA vaccine.

The risk of a rare blood clotting event is between four and ten in one million.

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May 19th 2021, 12:05 AM

# covid19

Reader Q&A: What do you want to know about the vaccine rollout to the over 40s?

It is expected that this age cohort will be offered a choice between the AZ and J&J vaccines or an mRNA vaccine.

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May 18th 2021, 12:03 PM

# Vaccines

People in their 40s set to get choice of AstraZeneca and J&J, or wait for mRNA vaccine

The HSE’s Colm Henry said the latest vaccine administration advice was received over the weekend.

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May 17th 2021, 1:00 PM

# Covid-19

‘High degree of confidence’ vaccines work against Indian variant, Matt Hancock says

The British Health Secretary said it is “appropriate” to push on with the major easing of lockdown in England.

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May 16th 2021, 1:23 PM

# Milestone

Two millionth dose of Covid-19 vaccine set to be administered in Ireland today

HSE CEO Paul Reid confirmed the news at this afternoon’s HSE Covid-19 press briefing.

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May 13th 2021, 2:51 PM

# Covid-19

Vaccination progress 'could be reversed' unless UK and others share surplus vaccines

Experts have suggested that new variants could potentially escape the protection afforded by the vaccines.

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May 12th 2021, 7:01 AM

# Vaccines

Update on use of J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines for under-50s expected in coming days

Dr Tony Holohan said he expects to receive an updated recommendation from NIAC in the coming days.

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May 10th 2021, 4:39 PM

# Vaccines

No evidence that Pfizer vaccine needs updating for variants, says BioNTech

BioNTech has developed a “comprehensive strategy” to address any variants in the future should they arise.

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May 10th 2021, 2:53 PM

# booster

Ireland to get 4.9m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech in both 2022 and 2023

Cabinet were told that booster shots may be required.

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May 4th 2021, 7:40 PM

# Vaccine

EMA begins review of China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine

A formal application for marketing authorisation has not yet been submitted.

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May 4th 2021, 11:58 AM

# excess doses

Relatives of gardaí received excess vaccines from a Kildare clinic

Serving gardaí had been permitted to accept excess vaccines since March.

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Apr 29th 2021, 4:45 PM

# new jab

Leo Varadkar has been administering vaccines at a Dublin mass vaccination centre

He said earlier this year that he was available to help the HSE.

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Apr 28th 2021, 7:46 PM

# Vaccines

'We want to have families left to go back to': Medics here say Ireland must help India tackle huge Covid-19 wave

Indian healthcare workers in Ireland are “sacrificing ever seeing some family again” in order to care for people here amid the pandemic.

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Apr 27th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Vaccines

People in 60-64 age bracket invited to register online for Covid-19 vaccine

As of Wednesday night, more than 147,000 people have registered for their vaccine.

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Apr 23rd 2021, 6:00 AM

# covid19

National Ambulance Service to increase number of fleets for vaccination of housebound over 70s

Everyone in this cohort will be contacted over the next week by the HSE.

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Apr 22nd 2021, 6:11 PM

# Cabinet

Vets, dental hygienists and healthcare students could be trained up to give vaccine jabs

More vaccinators will need to be recruited to as we head into the summer months, Cabinet was told today.

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Apr 20th 2021, 9:07 PM

# Supplies

AstraZeneca vaccine delivery for this week reduced from 45,000 to 9,000 doses

The next delivery of 165,000 doses on 30 April will also be delayed.

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Apr 20th 2021, 8:19 PM

# Oireachtas Committee

15 pharmacies to begin administering Covid vaccines 'towards the end' of this month

The HSE is set to update the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout later today.

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Apr 20th 2021, 6:45 AM

# Covid-19

Pregnant women in the UK should be offered Covid-19 vaccines - experts

In Ireland, women who are between 14-33 weeks pregnant can get the Pfizer vaccine if they consult with their clinician.

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Apr 16th 2021, 7:48 PM

# spacing doses

Younger with no underlying vulnerabilities may have second Pfizer dose delayed - Varadkar

Varadkar said the issue of spacing out the Pfizer doses is under consideration, but no decision has been taken yet.

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Apr 15th 2021, 11:23 AM

# covid19

Reader Q&A: The vaccine registration portal for 65-69s is now live - here's how it works

Those aged 69 can register today and will be notified shortly about their appointments.

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Apr 15th 2021, 10:03 AM

# may the fourth

'Lots to be positive about': Ireland ‘on track’ to ease restrictions on 4 May, says Varadkar

Micheál Martin said that the vaccine programme is also “on track” in the wake of today’s Pfizer boost.

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Apr 14th 2021, 8:48 PM

# good news

Vaccine boost: Ireland to get over 500,000 additional Pfizer doses as part of wider EU agreement

The EU is turning more heavily to BioNTech/Pfizer to make up for the suspended Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Pfizer is bringing forward the delivery of 50 million doses to the EU starting this month

The EU is negotiating with for 1.8 billion doses of a 'second-generation' of its vaccine to combat variants

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