Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

My second question concerns extending the period between administering vaccines. Obviously, the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca and the Janssen vaccines has slightly skewed vaccine roll-out. It seems that the Pfizer vaccine has been and will be the dominant vaccine for those who choose to be inoculated. With regard to the Pfizer vaccine, it is recommended that there should be 21 days between the first and second doses. What is NIAC's recommendation if it goes beyond 21 days? Other countries have done this, in particular Britain, which has extended the period up to ten weeks. It looks like this Government could probably do something similar with regard to the Pfizer vaccine. What are NIAC's recommendations regarding the time space between the first and second doses? Pfizer says it should be 21 days but there is a possibility that this could be doubled or tripled.