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Tuesday, 02 November 2021

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NIAC le tomhas breise den vacsaín a phlé

RTE 01 Nov 2021

Pléifidh Coiste Náisiúnta Comhairleach Imdhíonta (NIAC) ar cheart an 3ú tomhas den vacsaín in aghaidh Covid-19 a thabhairt d'oibrithe ...

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NIAC to discuss booster vaccines for healthcare workers

RTE 01 Nov 2021

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) is to meet today to discuss booster vaccines for healthcare workers ... Professor of Immunology at Maynooth University Paul Moynagh has said he is surprised that NIAC has not already approved the roll-out of vaccine boosters to healthcare workers ... Read latest coronavirus stories. .

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Number of healthcare staff off due to Covid ‘hits 3,500’, as Niac meets today to discuss booster jab campaign

Irish Independent 01 Nov 2021

There are 3,500 healthcare workers off work due to Covid-19, the chief clinical officer with the HSE has said ... Currently the HSE is only offering booster vaccines to the over-60s. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) is meeting today to discuss boosters for healthcare workers and the wider booster campaign ... Daily Digest Newsletter ... .

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Number of healthcare staff off due to Covid doubles to 3,500 in ten days, as Niac meets today to discuss booster jab

Irish Independent 01 Nov 2021

THE number of healthcare staff missing work due to Covid-19 has almost doubled to 3,500 in just 10 days ... Currently the HSE is only offering booster vaccines to the over-60s. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) is meeting today to discuss boosters for healthcare workers and the wider booster campaign ... Daily Digest Newsletter.

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Government and healthcare workers await NIAC advice on vaccination

Belfast Telegraph 01 Nov 2021

Healthcare unions are waiting to learn whether the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) will recommend that healthcare workers are to be included in the booster programme ... Enter email address. The Government has said that it will listen to any recommendation from NIAC on the extension of the booster programme ... Thank you for your patience ... .

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Covid-19: Booster shots for over 60s begins this week as Niac meets

The Irish Times 31 Oct 2021

Booster shots for over 60s will begin in Ireland this week, as the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) meets on Monday to discuss extending the booster programme to healthcare workers ... Niac will hold a crunch meeting on Monday to discuss extending the booster campaign to healthcare workers.

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Taoiseach ‘concerned’ about welfare of frontline healthcare staff as Niac considers boosters

The Irish Times 20 Oct 2021

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) this week approved the extension of Covid-19 booster shots to people over the age of 60 ... “Niac are considering the issue and will keep the issue under review,” he told the Pat Kenny Show ... we defer to Niac in terms of its advice.”.

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NIAC approves vaccine booster for those aged 60 and over

RTE 19 Oct 2021

Vaccine boosters for people aged 60 and over have been approved by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) ... However, no decision has been reached yet by NIAC on a vaccination programme for health care workers ... .

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latest ‘This is not 2020’ - Simon Harris on reopening decision as Niac Chair says it ‘may be beneficial to wait longer’ for booster jab

Irish Independent 15 Oct 2021

Ireland is not in the same precarious position it was in last year with regard to Covid-19 and there may be a way to press on with reopening while maintaining certain public health measures, Minister Simon Harris has said. The Cabinet is to make a decision next Tuesday on the proposed reopening on October 22, the minister confirmed ... InFocus Podcast ... .

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NASA's NIAC Program Gives a Sneak Peek at the Future of Space Travel

Wired 22 Sep 2021

As the agency develops plans for exploring the moon and Mars, it's seeking cutting-edge research that could turn science fiction into reality ... .

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Watch NIAC Online: Visionary Tech Concepts Could Pioneer the Future in Space

The Grey Area News 17 Sep 2021

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Covid-19 mRNA vaccines deemed safe for women at all stages of pregnancy following NIAC recommendation

Irish Independent 09 Sep 2021

Women at any stage of pregnancy are now being offered an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna), following a recent National Immunisation Advisory Committee recommendation ... Read More. School principals asked not to ‘jump the gun’ by taking contact tracing into their own hands if pupil tests positive for Covid-19 Covid-19 Ireland ... Daily Digest Newsletter ... .

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HSE will have to put Niac Covid booster advice into action, says Colm Henry

The Irish Times 09 Sep 2021

HSE chief clinical officer Colm Henry has said that the challenge for the HSE now will be putting the National Immunisation Advisory Committee’s (Niac) advice on booster vaccines into action ... Niac has recommended a booster dose of an mRNA vaccine for residents aged 65 years and ...

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Schools waiting on Niac advice on masks for primary pupils, Foley says

The Irish Times 03 Sep 2021

The Minister said that she was awaiting a decision from Niac about the wearing of masks by primary school children, and if any changes were required, they would be implemented. It was the same situation with regard to pregnant teachers, she said ... .

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Women to be offered vaccine at any stage of pregnancy after NIAC advice

RTE 01 Sep 2021

NIAC has recommended that pregnant women should be offered an mRNA vaccine at any stage of a woman's pregnancy following "an individual benefit-risk discussion with their obstetric care giver" ... Earlier this year, NIAC had previously recommended that pregnant women be offered a vaccine between 14 and 36 weeks’ gestation ... .