MEP wants young people to get a choice of restricted Covid-19 vaccines
AstraZeneca vaccine will be used on adults
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Younger people should be allowed to choose to take the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccines according to a Fianna Fáil Member of the European Parliament Billy Kelleher
The MEP for Ireland South, which takes in Laois, wants the Government and National Immunisation Advisor Committee (NIAC) to consider allowing people to opt-in.
Blood clotting side effects linked to both jabs have caused regulators in Ireland and other countries to restrict their use to older age groups. AstraZeneca was originally intended for all age groups between 18-70. It has been discontinued in some countries.
MEP for Laois wants young people to get a choice of restricted Covid-19 vaccines
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Younger people should be allowed to choose to take the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccines according to a Fianna Fáil Member of the European Parliament Billy Kelleher
The MEP for Ireland South, which takes in Laois, wants the Government and National Immunisation Advisor Committee (NIAC) to consider allowing people to opt-in.
Blood clotting side effects linked to both jabs have caused regulators in Ireland and other countries to restrict their use to older age groups. AstraZeneca was originally intended for all age groups between 18-70. It has been discontinued in some countries.