Public Health officials awaiting evidence on AstraZeneca blood clot concerns

Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, Professor Karina Butler. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine here will only resume once public health officials are satisfied that the blood-clotting issues surrounding it are coincidental.

Speaking at this evening’s public health briefing, Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, Professor Karina Butler said that all vaccines authorised for use in Ireland were "proven to be very effective against severe Covid-19 disease."