Alliance Party Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said preparation should already be underway by the Department of Health to offer the booster vaccine to over-18s here. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after it was announced the programme would be accelerated here, with walk-in jabs available for the over-30s over concerns due to the […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said the Northern Ireland authorities must apply the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on “booster” third doses of the coronavirus vaccination without delay, as the guidance finally caught up with research which had been emerging internationally for some time. The South Belfast MLA stated: […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said the Health Minister needs to move on the latest information concerning third dose “booster” vaccinations, saying that operating off ten-week-old guidance is not sufficient. The South Belfast MLA stated: “We are told that we are following the latest scientific evidence, but the Minister has stated that he is […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called for flexibility on the six-month restriction on booster jabs, as people seek third doses prior to the Christmas season. The South Belfast MLA said the option should be made open to all adults as soon as possible. “There is increasing evidence from across Europe protection from full […]
The Health Minister needs to urgently clarify whether carers will receive the COVID booster jab, Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said. The Strangford representative was speaking after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommended extending the vaccine booster to those aged over 40, with over-50s already being eligible. However, despite Robin Swann previously pledging […]
The Health Minister should make a statement to the Assembly on the consultation on a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for those entering the health and social care workforce, in order to be questioned on the matter, Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after Robin Swann announced the launch […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the option of second doses of COVID vaccines for 16 and 17-year-olds in Northern Ireland should be offered without delay. The South Belfast MLA said no clear reasons had been given by the Department of Health as to why second doses cannot be offered to the age […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called on the Health Minister to extend the roll-out of the HPV Vaccination Programme to all post-primary adolescent males. The vaccine is currently offered to boys aged 12-13 years old, however, as this has only been the case since September 2019, older teenagers will have missed the […]
Kellie Armstrong, Alliance MLA for Strangford, has called on the Minister for Health to clarify if Carers can receive their COVID vaccine booster in phase one of the roll out. In September Kellie had written to the Minister to ask if unpaid Carers would be able to get their booster at the same time as […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Health Minister’s clarity on who will be offered booster vaccinations is welcome. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has advised booster vaccines should be offered to those more at risk from serious disease, and who were vaccinated during phase one of the vaccine programme. The […]