Written answers
Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Department of Health
Vaccination Programme
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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1562. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to providing early access to a vaccine for students who are travelling overseas to attend college in September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34294/21]
James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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1633. To ask the Minister for Health if a vaccination programme will be put in place to vaccinate Erasmus students before they travel abroad to study in August and September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34525/21]
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1671. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to making Covid-19 vaccination available for persons who must travel abroad for teaching or as part of their third-level education placement, Erasmus, studying abroad and so on and who must be vaccinated before they can take up such a post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34885/21]
Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein)
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1678. To ask the Minister for Health the advice for young college students who are planning to attend college abroad in September 2021 who may not yet be eligible to be vaccinated for Covid-19 and therefore will not have a digital passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34915/21]
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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1910. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered allowing students who are going on Erasmus to receive their Covid-19 vaccine in advance of their departure regardless of their age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35838/21]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1562, 1633, 1671, 1678 and 1910 together.
The HSE is currently offering everyone who registers online an mRNA vaccine - either the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine - when it is available. People waiting for their first vaccination appointment also have a choice to opt-in or out of getting the AstraZeneca vaccine if it is available earlier than an mRNA vaccine. If opting for this vaccine, a person may be vaccinated sooner, depending on the availability of supply. Alternatively, an individual can get a COVID-19 vaccine at a local pharmacy if not already vaccinated and are aged:50 or over 18 to 34
Availability of pharmacy vaccines will depend on supply. Many pharmacies are offering people in these age groups the Janssen vaccine.
The latest group who can register online to get a COVID-19 vaccine are people aged 16 and 17.
If over 18, people can still register if they haven't already.
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