Dr. Martin Feeley is concerned about the risks involved.
A former Clinical Director of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group is questioning whether young children should get the Pfizer BioNtech or Moderna vaccines.
Dr. Martin Feeley, who's pro-vaccination, is concerned that the risks involved in taking a new vaccine outweigh the benefits of preventing Covid-19.
The concern stems from the fact that the two manufacturers used brand new technology to develop the vaccine.
Dr. Feeley says other covid-19 vaccines may be more suitable to young people:
But the Chair of National Immunisation Advisory Committee disagrees with that suggestion.
Dr. Feeley believes older people and the medically vulnerable should avail of the vaccination, but not young people.
However NIAC Chair Dr Karina Butler says almost 1,000 people aged 15 to 44 have been hospitalised with the virus:
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