Peadar Tóibín
Question:1265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason tetanus injections are not covered by the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36382/23]
View answerTuesday, 25 July 2023
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Tetanus vaccine is given to children, under the childhood immunisation programme, as part of the 6 in 1 vaccine at 2, 4 and 6 months of age.
The 6 in 1 vaccine also protects against Diphtheria, Hepatitis B, Hib (haemophilus influenzae b) Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Polio.
Under the schools based programme, a booster vaccine dose is given at 4-5 years of age as part of the 4 in 1 vaccine which protects against Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Polio and Tetanus.
Another booster dose is given in 1st year of second level school (the Tdap vaccine) which protects against Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Tetanus.
All vaccines administered as part of the childhood immunisation and schools based immunisation programmes are given free of charge.