Childhood vaccination programme
Deputy Jack Chambers queried delays to the meningitis B, rotavirus and BCG vaccination rollout. The Taoiseach said he would pass on the detail of what the Minister proposed and revert to the Deputy.
The programme for Government mentions the extension of the childhood vaccination programme to include meningitis B and rotavirus vaccines. Yesterday, we saw in much of the print media that the Department of Health is failing to reach its goal to implement the strategy by 1 December for newborn babies.
This follows the Department of Health failing to procure the BCG vaccine earlier this year. Will the Taoiseach clarify if the Department is implementing its own public health vaccination programme in a haphazard way? What is the Government doing to address an important public health concern?
