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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Aisling Dolan: There is only a 20% uptake of the flu vaccine for children at national level and GPs are saying the exact same thing. It is crucial that we encourage parents to bring children for an appointment with their GP or a pharmacist. The nasal spray makes the vaccine easy for children to take. Best of all, it is free for children between the ages of two and 12. Families will be coming together at...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Conway: I wish to have a debate on health, specifically general health with regard to vaccines, and the flu vaccine in particular. It is regrettable to have a situation where there is mixed messaging emerging about the flu vaccine. We are told by the HSE and the Department of Health that there is an adequate amount of the vaccine, but the circumstantial evidence throughout the country is that there...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: .... I agree with Senator Pauline O'Reilly that the issue of sex education is one we need to prioritise. I also ask that we would have a debate on health. We are told there is no shortage of the flu vaccine and we are told there is a shortage. Senator Dolan raised an important point about young children not being brought to take the vaccine and then we got an email yesterday from the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Regina Doherty: ...in all our communities. We must ensure to protect them as best we can and better than we did in March, April and May this year. There have been mixed messages from different parts of the health service on the flu vaccine and they are a bit difficult to understand I suppose. Sometimes vaccines seem to be missing and then they are not missing. We encourage parents to bring their children...