Vaccination scheme to target at-risk children

A VACCINATION against pneumococcal disease, which claims 130 lives in Ireland every year, is expected to be included in the country’s childhood immunisation scheme.

It is believed that the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has found enough evidence to recommend the introduction of the vaccine.

The NIAC has been considering whether to make the vaccination available for all at-risk young children for over five years.