Vaccination Programme News and Updates

  • LAIV Schools Operational Programme Planning 2025/2026 is underway.
  • The COVID-19 seasonal vaccination programme will pause over the summer months. However, at all times of the year (including the summer pause), both during and outside of the seasonal COVID-19 vaccination programmes, as per the NIAC recommendations:
    • COVID-19 booster vaccines continue to be recommended in pregnancy.
    • COVID-19 booster vaccines should be offered to anyone commencing planned immunosuppressant therapy who has not had a booster vaccine in the previous 6 months.
    • COVID-19 vaccines will also continue to be available for primary vaccination courses for those in recommended groups, regardless of the time of the year.
  • Removal of vaccine types
    Comirnaty ® JN.1 (COVID-19 Vaccine), will be removed from IT Systems on 1st September 2025             
  • National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) information and resources, including NIAC recommendations and the Immunisation Guidelines for Ireland, are now available at www.hiqa.ie.
  • New recommendation for MMR vaccine for infants aged six to less than 12 months prior to travel abroad (PDF, size 191 KB, 1 page)