Vaccine rollout will have to 'extend into children' in order to reach herd immunity - HSE

 
The Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE, Colm Henry, has said that the vaccine rollout will have to include children if Ireland is to reach herd immunity due to the more transmissible delta variant. Video: RTÉ

This video also appears in:

Covid-19: Outlook for coming four weeks ‘uncertain and dangerous’, says Nolan Covid-19: Outlook for coming four weeks ‘uncertain and dangerous’, says Nolan

July 22, 2021Nine in 10 need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity due to mutant strains, HSE suggests

Covid-19 herd immunity needs 90% of people to be vaccinated, HSE says Covid-19 herd immunity needs 90% of people to be vaccinated, HSE says

July 23, 2021Weighing up risk to children key to any mass inoculation programme, Dr Colm Henry asserts

The Irish Times Logo
Commenting on The Irish Times has changed. To comment you must now be an Irish Times subscriber.
SUBSCRIBE
GO BACK
Error Image
The account details entered are not currently associated with an Irish Times subscription. Please subscribe to sign in to comment.
Comment Sign In

Forgot password?
The Irish Times Logo
Thank you
You should receive instructions for resetting your password. When you have reset your password, you can Sign In.
The Irish Times Logo
Please choose a screen name. This name will appear beside any comments you post. Your screen name should follow the standards set out in our community standards.
Screen Name Selection

Hello

Please choose a screen name. This name will appear beside any comments you post. Your screen name should follow the standards set out in our community standards.

The Irish Times Logo
Commenting on The Irish Times has changed. To comment you must now be an Irish Times subscriber.
SUBSCRIBE
Forgot Password
Please enter your email address so we can send you a link to reset your password.

Sign In

Your Comments
We reserve the right to remove any content at any time from this Community, including without limitation if it violates the Community Standards. We ask that you report content that you in good faith believe violates the above rules by clicking the Flag link next to the offending comment or by filling out this form. New comments are only accepted for 3 days from the date of publication.