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New recommendations over Covid booster vaccines

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People aged over 65 will be offered a third booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine, following new recommendations made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee.

The advice has been endorsed by the interim Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth and accepted by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly.

NIAC has also recommended that a second booster dose be offered to people aged between 50 and 64, and to people in the 12-49 age group who have underlying medical conditions or who are residents of long term care facilities.

Healthcare workers and pregnant women will also be offered a second MRNA booster vaccine. As well as the over 65s, NIAC has also recommended that a third dose be offered to immunocompromised people who are aged between 12 and 64.

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