Residents aged 65 years and older living in long term residential care facilities and people aged 80 years and older living in the community are set to receive a booster dose of an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced the update to Ireland's Covid-19 Vaccination Programme today. The updates follow recommendations made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) to Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan, who has endorsed the recommendations.
The booster dose can be given after a minimal interval of six months following completion of the primary vaccination schedule.
In coming to their recommendations, members of NIAC considered the "emerging evidence relating to decreasing immunity, vaccine