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By Marie-Louise Connolly
Published
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image captionPeople who have already received their first jab using AstraZeneca will get their second jab with the same vaccine
The Department of Health has said people aged under 40 in NI will be offered the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.
Health officials have urged people to keep coming forward for their Covid-19 vaccine.
The change is not a result of new information on the vaccine s link to rare blood clots.
This latest decision is because the risk from Covid-19 is falling, which alters the risk/benefit calculations for younger age groups.
While this policy currently applies to those under 30, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has decided to move the age threshold after new and slightly increased figures on clots were reported.
People under 40 will be offered Pfizer vaccine Posted: 12:41 pm May 7, 2021
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That’s the clear advice to the public, as the unprecedented drive to protect the population continues.
Vaccines continue to save lives in Northern Ireland and to protect people from serious illness. The Astra Zeneca vaccine continues to be essential in the successful roll-out of our vaccination programme. Thanks to this programme, close to a million people here have already received their first vaccine dose, helping society to emerge carefully from lockdown.
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Following the latest advice from the JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation), people aged under 40 will be offered the Pfizer-BioNTech in NI through the regional Trust vaccination centres.
BBC News
By Marie-Louise Connolly
Published
image copyrightReuters
image captionPeople who have already received their first jab using AstraZeneca will get their second jab with the same vaccine
The Department of Health has said people aged under 40 in NI will be offered the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.
Health officials have urged people to keep coming forward for their Covid-19 vaccine.
The change is not a result of new information on the vaccine s link to rare blood clots.
This latest decision is because the risk from Covid-19 is falling, which alters the risk/benefit calculations for younger age groups.
While this policy currently applies to those under 30, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has decided to move the age threshold after new and slightly increased figures on clots were reported.
Covid-19: Under-40s to be offered alternative to AstraZeneca vaccine The Department of Health has said from Monday people aged under 40 will be offered the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 Jane Kirby and Aine Fox, PA 07 May, 2021 13:23
People under the age of 40 are to be offered and alternative to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) warned of an extremely small risk of people suffering blood clots.
The JCVI advised that another vaccine should be offered to under-40s without underlying health conditions where an alternative is available, and as long as it does not cause any substantial delays to the vaccination programme.