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The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Will There Be Radical Changes To The Vaccine Rollout?

The government is considering whether to extend the interval between the first and second dose of CO...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:26 PM - 19 Apr 2021



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Will There Be Radical Changes To The Vaccine Rollout?

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:26 PM - 19 Apr 2021

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The government is considering whether to extend the interval between the first and second dose of COVID-19 vaccines from four weeks to eight or 12 weeks.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said he expects a recommendation on the issue in the coming days.

Meanwhile the Minister has abandoned his proposal to investigate whether under-30s should be vaccinated ahead of older age groups.

He said the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn told him the transmission data did not support changing the age-based priority approach currently being used.

Priscilla Lynch, clinical editor with the Medical Independent, and Liam Fanning, Professor of Immunovirology at UCC, joined us to discuss whether there are likely to be any radical changes to the vaccine rollout.

Will There Be Radical Changes To The Vaccine Rollout?

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