National Immunisation Advisory Committee have issued an update to Chapter 5A - COVID-19 from the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland. Published 13th January 2020
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) have issued an update to Chapter 5A -COVID-19 from the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland.
Key updates include
● Effects of COVID-19 in pregnancy
● Pregnant healthcare workers included in priority groups
● Pregnant women with at risk medical conditions included in priority groups
● Comirnaty® Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine
○ number of dose per vial
○ interval between doses
○ minimum interval between doses
○ contraindications
○ precautions
● Recommendations for use of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna®
The updates are available at: https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/hcpinfo/guidelines/covid19.pdf