Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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631. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can receive a particular vaccine given they have underlying health problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23165/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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While a person can, of course, refuse any offer of vaccination on religious, conscientious or other grounds, provision of one or other authorised COVID-19 vaccine(s) during the immunisation programme will be based on clinical expert guidance, including from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, to ensure the optimal stewardship of scarce resources and equitable access to safe and effective vaccine(s) for a given population.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.