Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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2576. To ask the Minister for Health when a vaccine (details supplied) will be approved for 12 to 15-year-old children and in particular children with underlying health conditions who remain in a very high risk category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38139/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland welcomes the EMA age extension recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty to include use in children aged 12 to 15. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is reviewing the matter and will make a recommendation as appropriate. Currently, Ireland's COVID-19 Vaccination Programme is administering vaccines to those aged 16+.