Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 February 2021
292. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE have a policy on which the Covid-19 vaccine is administered to persons, for example, which takes into account existing medical conditions such as gastrointestinal side effects. [10731/21]
View answerThe revised Vaccine Allocation Strategy developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, in conjunction with the Department of Health, and endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team, was approved by Government on the 23rd of February.
In the initial vaccine allocation strategy, the NIAC listed several medical conditions associated with an increased risk of serious illness and death. In the interim, additional national and international evidence has become available which enables a more detailed examination of specific underlying medical conditions which increase the risk of developing severe disease or dying following infection with SARS-CoV-2.
This has allowed NIAC to sub-divide those with specific medical conditions into those at very high-risk and those at high risk of serious disease and death. Medical conditions and magnitude of risk from each of these underlying conditions will be monitored and periodically reviewed.
The revised vaccine allocation strategy can be found at: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/b44b2-minister-donnelly-announces-update-to-vaccine-allocation-strategy/
