Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha:

My understanding is that it is allergy based and it depends on the particular allergy and on the vaccine produced. As my colleague from Fórsa said earlier, the vaccine this year is slightly different to the vaccine last year. This is a constant matter that people must discuss with their GPs. The point is that my view, and the view of the union representing nurses and midwives, is that healthcare workers, nurses and midwives are encouraged to get the vaccine. It is promoted. They go further than this because they also contribute to the uptake by ensuring other healthcare workers can have the vaccine in their place of work and we provide this to them.