Dear All,

Welcome to the COVID-19 bulletin (number 17) from the HSE National Immunisation Office which highlights changes in clinical guidance for the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

In this edition we cover

•        Shelf-life of vaccines

•        Safety Updates

•    EMA lists unusual blood clots with low blood platelets as a very rare side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine Janssen

•    Draft case definition from the Brighton collaboration

•    Statement from the World Health Organisation (WHO)

•    HPRA Safety Update: COVID-19 Vaccines, Overview of National Reporting Experience

•        Latest from Research

•    Results from Israel’s national vaccination programme using the Comirnaty vaccine

•    Impact of Israel’s national COVID-19 vaccination programme

•        Training Updates

•        Approved training programmes on COVID-19 vaccines

•        COVAX updates

•        Do you have queries?

 

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