Young people should be free to choose any vaccine available, says Ireland South MEP

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is expected to recommend using the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the over-50s. Picture: AP

People under the age of 50 should be free to choose any vaccine available, Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher has said.

His call comes as the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) is expected to recommend using the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the over-50s. Niac is also expected to recommend expanding the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine from over-60s to over-50s.