08.58 4 Feb 2021
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has advised that AstraZeneca vaccine could be less effective on older people and that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccinations are preffered for over 70s but why and what does that mean for our vaccination rollout? Joining Ciara to discuss was Professor of Immunology and Director of the Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research at Maynooth University, Paul Moynagh.
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“It’s complicated. There are lots of things that can affect how well we control transmission. But, you know, we can be hopeful that over the summer, it will be harder for transmission to take place. And so restrictions can ease, by virtue of the weather being better, and all that,” Roberts said.
But there are lots of other factors that play a role as well and so it’s likely that until significant portions of the world’s population are vaccinated, we’re going to be struggling for a while longer with this virus.
She said she believes it is “likely that it probably will be seasonal”, but that it would “take another year” to determine.