Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
2049. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters relating to vaccination and mandatory hotel quarantine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36375/21]
View answerStates are designated under the Health Act 1947 by the Minister for Health on the advice of the CMO and following consultation with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and across Government as necessary. The list of designated states is under constant review. Each designation and revocation is informed by a detailed and individualised risk assessment on a country basis by public health experts and senior officials.
Any person, other than an exempted traveller, who has been in a designated State within 14 days of arriving in Ireland must pre-book accommodation in a designated quarantine facility and present for quarantine on arrival.
Ireland procures COVID-19 vaccines through its participation in an EU procurement process and their approval is by the Commission following recommendation by the EMA. At present, the Sputnik vaccine has not received EMA approval.
COVID-19 vaccines can only be approved and used if they comply with all the requirements of quality, safety and efficacy set out in the EU pharmaceutical legislation. No vaccine will be used until Market authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is obtained and any authorised vaccine will be subject to ongoing monitoring in Ireland by the Health Product Regulatory Authority (HPRA).
Passengers who are fully vaccinated in accordance with the table below and have the documents to confirm this are not required to complete mandatory hotel quarantine on arrival in Ireland.
What 'fully vaccinated' means:
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A full course of any one of the following vaccines |
Regarded as fully vaccinated after: |
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2 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech Vaccine: BNT162b2 (Comirnaty®) |
7 days |
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2 doses of Moderna Vaccine: CX-024414 (Moderna®) |
14 days |
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2 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine: ChAdOx1-SARS-COV-2 (Vaxzevria® or Covishield) |
15 days |
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1 dose of Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Vaccine: Ad26.COV2-S [recombinant] (Janssen®) |
14 days |
Dependents in the company of adults who are travelling on the basis of their status as a fully vaccinated traveller or a traveller who has recovered from Covid-19 and who have the documents to confirm this, will not be required to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine.
