This afternoon.
Cork city.
Via The Irish Examiner:
The State stands ready to administer Covid vaccines to primary school children if European regulators approve it, the Taoiseach has said.
Micheál Martin said, however, it was unlikely children in the five to 11 age group will get the jab here before Christmas, given the timeline and logistics involved.
Mr Martin said the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which has since October been evaluating the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on children aged between five and 11, is expected to issue its recommendation soon – possibly within the next two weeks.
“My view there is that we will then have to go to Niac here but I would support the rollout to children in due course once it’s authorised by the relevant authorities who have the clinical expertise to make that recommendation,” he said.
Taoiseach: Ireland will vaccinate primary school children if EMA approves it (Irish Examiner)
Meanwhile…
RollingNews
Meanwhile..
Pfizer and BioNTech said their Covid-19 vaccine remained 100% effective in children 12 to 15 years old, four months after the second dose.
The companies said that the new data, which involved 2,228 trial participants, will help support their applications for full approval in the United States and worldwide.
No serious safety concerns were observed in individuals with at least six months of follow-up after the second dose.
Vaccine 100% effective in teenagers after 4 months – Pfizer (RTÉ)
