AstraZeneca vaccine 'good for all age groups'

When asked about patients refusing the AstraZeneca vaccine, Prof. Butler said such refusals were based on a lack of understanding and she said there would not be a choice and she encouraged patients to take what they were offered, all were very effective.

The chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC), Professor Karina Butler has explained that Scottish data about the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the over-70s had shown equal efficacy and therefore gave more flexibility for use in all age groups.

“We are now spoiled for choice with vaccines,” she told RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show. “It is down to logistics now and when they will be delivered.”