Q&A What parents need to know about vaccines for young kids

The European Medicines Agency has authorised the Pfizer Covid vaccine for children aged five to 11. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

With the news the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for those aged five to 11, the HSE will now be planning how to roll out the jabs.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin had signalled Covid-19 vaccines will be given to that age cohort once the green light was given by Ireland's National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac).