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Kildare Based Immunologist Says It Would Be "Unimaginable" To Waste Thousands Of Vaccine Doses.

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NIAC meets today to consider changing AstraZeneca age cohorts.

An immunologist says it would be unimaginable to waste hundreds of thousands of AstraZeneca vaccines.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is meeting today to consider whether the vaccine should be given to younger people.

At the moment, it’s limited to over 50s over concerns about blood clots which is leading to oversupplies.

Professor of immunology at Maynooth University, Paul Moynagh, says the AstraZeneca vaccine should be used in younger age groups.

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