Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

Chief Medical Officer Michael McBride and Health Minister Mike Nesbitt.

Health Department approves new RSV vaccine

The Public Health Agency will confirm details on how and when eligible people can access the autumn booster vaccine in due course.

People at risk of serious disease to be offered COVID-19 booster vaccination

Covid vaccinations. (File picture) Photo Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press

Spring COVID-19 vaccines confirmed for people at higher risk

People are being urged to take up the offer of a free Covid jab while they still have the chance (Photo: Getty Images)

Final calls from NHS for people to have Covid booster jab

Robin Swann

Swann says focus is 'severe illness' when quizzed on COVID doses for U-50s

Health Minister Robin Swann receving one of his vaccines.

COVID booster vaccines coming this Autumn in Northern Ireland - who’s eligible?

Health Minister Robin Swann has outlined the criteria for booster vaccines.

Over 50s eligible for second COVID-19 booster this autumn

Vaccinations for children from aged 5 and over have now been approved.

Pfizer vaccinations for children aged 5-11 in Northern Ireland approved

The JCVI recommended vaccinating vulnerable children in December (Photo: Getty Images)

How Covid vaccinations could be used to stop UK school disruption

The Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna booster jab increases antibodies against Omicron 37-fold

Pregnant women should be given priority for the Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

Pregnant women given priority for Covid jabs due to ‘high risk’

Over-40s to be offered Covid booster jab as vaccination programme extended

The six month wait before the booster dose could be reduced to five (Photo: Getty Images)

Wait before booster jabs could be cut to 5 months to speed up rollout

Vaccine push critical, says Dr. Mukesh Chugh, as he urges ‘flu and booster uptak...

Moderna found its Covid vaccine can wane in protection over time (Photo: Shutterstock)

Moderna backs Covid boosters after warning jab protection fades

Vaccines to be rolled out for 12 to 15 year olds.

Young people aged 12 to 15 to be offered Covid-19 vaccine

People aged 12-15 in Derry will be offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine shortly.

Kevin Mullan

The scientist behind the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has said giving booster jabs to everyone is unnecessary, and instead calls for doses to be sent to countries in need (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid booster jabs not needed for everyone, says Oxford vaccine creator

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said children will get the final say on Covid vaccinations if a disagreement arises between them and their parents (Photo: Shutterstock)

Children will get final say on Covid vaccination if they disagree with parents, ...

Parents of children aged 12 to 15 will be asked to give their consent if the jabs are approved for this age group (Photo: Getty Images)

Children aged 12 to 15 will need parental consent to get Covid jab

Ministers have put the mass booster programme on hold to prioritise those with serious illnesses (Photo: Getty Images)

Full list of people eligible for a third Covid vaccine dose

People urged to get second Covid jab amid fears millions missed out

Josh Willis with his late wife Samantha.

Josh Willis telling late wife Samantha’s story so that others might get vaccinat...

The vaccine doses will be delivered in the second half of next year (Photo: Getty Images)

UK secures 35m more Pfizer vaccine doses to ‘future-proof’ country from

The booster programme is still awaiting recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) (Photo: Getty Images)

Sajid Javid ‘confident’ Covid boosters can start from September despite no offic...

the MHRA said there is no link between vaccines and stillbirth or miscarriage. (Photo: Shutterstock)

MHRA finds no evidence that Covid vaccines raise miscarriage risk

Sajid Javid said the jabs will start to be offered in September (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid booster jabs will rollout to priority groups next month - who is eligible?

The Foyle Arena in St Columb’s Park. DER2126GS - 130

Pfizer vaccinations for 16-17 year olds to start at Foyle Arena in Derry this Fr...

First doses to be made available for 16 and 17 year olds in Northern Ireland.

Brendan McDaid

The first dose alone provides 88 per cent protection against hospital admissions (Photo: Getty Images)

Single AstraZeneca dose prevents 70% of Covid cases - and protects against varia...

The gap between vaccine doses will be reduced to eight weeks (Photo: Getty Images)

Thousands urged to bring second Covid vaccine appointment forward ahead of lockd...

Health Minister Robin Swann.

Third COVID booster vaccines could be rolled out from September in Northern Irel...

Councillor Brian Tierney, former Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, previously visited the Covid -19 vaccination centre in the Foyle Arena where he met Western Health and Social Care Trust staff who are delivering the vaccine programme. Included are Dr. Alan McKinney who is one of the retired doctors to help during the pandemic, Anne McConnell, HR Director WHSCT and School nurse Geraldine Mulholland. Picture Martin McKeown. 28.01.21

Introduction of shorter interval between Covid vaccine doses

Over-50s should receive Covid vaccine ‘within the next few weeks’ - the rollout timeline explained (Photo: Shutterstock)

Over-50s should receive Covid vaccine ‘within the next few weeks’ - the rollout ...

Homeless people and rough sleepers will now be included in Group 6 (Photo: Getty Images)

Homeless people to be moved up priority list for Covid vaccine into Group 6

Phase 2 of the Covid vaccine rollout has been announced - here's who is next to ...

The vaccine rollout will proceed down the age bands of adults (Photo: Getty Images)

Frontline workers and BAME groups won’t be next in line for Covid vaccine - prio...

All adults on GP learning disability register to be prioritised for Covid vaccin...

This is when everyone in the UK should be vaccinated - according to government’s...

Only people with severe asthma will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine (Photo: Shutterstock)

Only severe asthma sufferers to be prioritised for Covid vaccine - how to tell i...

Covid vaccine rollout proving effective as deaths of vulnerable drop - and hospital admissions fall by 60% (Photo: Shutterstock)

Covid vaccine rollout proving effective as deaths of vulnerable drop - and hospi...

Key workers will get first priority for Covid vaccine after over-50s - including teachers and police (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Key workers will get first priority for Covid vaccine after over-50s - including...

Early signs from data show promising results (Photo: Getty Images)

UK strategy to delay second Covid jab was ‘right decision’ - what early signs su...

Sir Simon spoke of the prospect of a “much more normal future” (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid-19 could become ‘much more treatable’ in next 6 to 18 months - according t...

All England care home residents and staff will get Covid jab within next 10 days...

Thousands of vaccines have already been administered locally.

2000 care home residents and 10,000 health care staff receive jab as vaccination...

The Covid 19 vaccine roll-out continues.

Domiciliary Care workers set to get Covid-19 vaccine

This is how long you have to wait between the first and second dose of the Covid...

Dr Michael McKenna administer’s a vaccination to 94 year old Eileen Lynch in west Belfast this afternoon. Picture by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

94-year-old Eileen ‘delighted’ as she gets first Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in n...

Vaccinations under way at Rectory Field care home in Derry.

50,000 Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines available for Northern Ireland - with more to...

This is who will receive the Oxford vaccine first - and how it works

Maureen Cooke School Nurse; Lylia Watt, Occ Health Nurse and Lorraine Mullan, Principal Pharmacist at the Western Trust.

BREAKING: Second vaccine approved as almost 5,000 receive first dose in Derry & ...

Robin Swann addressing the committee on Tuesday.

Over 50% of care home residents in the north have taken COVID-19 vaccine with ov...

These are the groups of people who can’t have the Pfizer Covid vaccine

The first Covid vaccines have been administered - when will I get one?

Most people over 80 won't get Covid jab until next year - here's why

Boris Johnson will make a Covid vaccine announcement today - how to watch