Updated: 18 Jan 2021, 21:34
LIKE all medicines, the Covid-19 vaccine can cause some side effects, most of which health chiefs say are mild to moderate.
In Ireland there have been 81 reports of suspected side effects after the Covid jab so far - but what should you expect after getting the injection?
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Dr Nolan said there have been 81 reports of suspected Covid-19 vaccine side effects so farCredit: PA MEDIA
According to the HPRA chief executive Dr Lorraine Nolan, since the first doses of the Covid-19 jab were administered in Ireland, there have been a relatively small number of reported side effects.
Speaking at a Department of Health briefing, Dr Nolan said up until January 11 the HPRA received 81 reports of suspected side effects associated with the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. While over 75,000 individuals have received the jab.
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Hospitals are under intense pressure with 200 seriously ill patients in intensive care relying heavily on adapted surge beds to look after the sickest with the virus.
Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said we need to pare our movements down to the minimum so “we can drive this infection down faster than we have been driving it down so far”.
Asked about the reopening of schools for special needs pupils, deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn said there are no “zero risk” environments and risks had to balanced. The closure of schools should be a “last resort”, he said.