COVID-19 is still causing ‘hospitalisations and death’ in Ireland, according to the HSE.
They are now launching their COVID-19 Spring Booster Campaign aimed at those aged over 80, those with weak immune systems, and those in long-term care facilities.A person is administered the COVID vaccine. Image: ANP / Alamy Stock Phototoday, the Director of the HSE ’s Natural Immunisation Office Dr Lucy Jessop said vaccines are the most effective defence against COVID.
“We know for those people your immunity will wane much more quickly than younger people or people who have a normal immune system.“For younger people, their protection lasts at least a year from the vaccine so people who have had it in autumn are still protected.” A teenage girl receives a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Barcelona, Spain in December 2021. Picture by: Sipa USA / Alamy Stock Photoat lower levels than the beginning of the pandemic“We know this year, since the start of 2024, we’ve had just over 6,500 confirmed cases that have been tested,” she said.“Hopefully most people who are vaccinated won’t need to go to the hospital anymore, it can be mild now and it is the vaccine that is protecting us.
The Spring COVID booster vaccine will be available at participating GPs and pharmacies from Monday, April 25th. Main image: A sign for the Vaccination Centre in Citywest, Dublin, Ireland. Image: noel bennett / Alamy Stock Photo
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