Irish citizens appealed for leniency after taking vaccines not approved in EU

THE Department of Foreign Affairs received more than 160 representations from Irish citizens who had been given Covid-19 vaccines that were not approved in the EU, leaving them faced with mandatory hotel quarantine if returning home.

THE Department of Foreign Affairs received more than 160 representations from Irish citizens who had been given Covid-19 vaccines that were not approved in the EU, leaving them faced with mandatory hotel quarantine if returning home.

More than forty people sent emails to the department’s consular feedback email channel looking for clarity on what they should do.