Tag: vaccine
SDLP leader calls for introduction of COVID-19 passports
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has called for COVID-19 vaccine passports to be introduced to enable entry into pubs and restaurants in Northern Ireland, in...
Teenagers 12-15 to be offered Pfizer vaccine
Teenagers aged 12-15 in Northern Ireland will be offered a first dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine shortly.
It will be administered in school and...
‘Insufficient’ evidence to mass vaccinate UK’s 12-15-year-olds
There is 'insufficient' evidence to offer mass vaccination to healthy children aged 12-15, the UK's vaccine advisory body JCVI has said.
The Joint Committee on...
Petition calling for doctor’s reinstatement gathers over 10,000 signatures
A petition has been launched to reinstate Londonderry GP Anne McCloskey after she was suspended over an anti-vaccine YouTube video.
Dr Anne McCloskey was suspended...
‘Big Jab Weekend’ at mass vaccination centres
A ‘Big Jab Weekend’ has been announced for this Saturday and Sunday.
It will give people the opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The promotion will...
Vaccines to be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds
COVID-19 vaccine first doses should be provided to all 16 and 17 year olds, says the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
This recommendation...
Moderna vaccine available at selected pharmacies
The Moderna vaccine will be available at 16 community pharmacies for those who wish to be vaccinated.
More pharmacies will be added to the service...
First COVID-19 vaccines stop on July 31
Regional vaccination centres will stop offering first COVID-19 vaccines on July 31.
Walk-in vaccines are now available.
You can get a COVID-19 vaccine at any of...
First walk-in vaccination day in Belfast
It's the first walk-in COVID-19 vaccination day at the SSE Arena, Belfast.
Further localised initiatives are planned across Northern Ireland.
More than two million vaccine doses...
Half a million people in Northern Ireland have received second COVID-19 vaccine
Northern Ireland has reached a milestone in its battle against COVID-19 as half a million people have now received a second dose of the...