Immunisation Bulletin
Join our Pertussis campaign as a vaccine advocate. Recommend the pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in pregnancy at every opportunity In Ireland, we’ve seen a significant increase in cases of pertussis in 2024 that continues into 2025. Pertussis is a serious bacterial infection that spreads easily. It can cause severe illness and complications, particularly in newborns. Vaccination […]
Free HSE Whooping cough campaign resources available to order from www.healthpromotion.ie Campaign poster and infographic pack: HNI00846PS Posters: Protect your baby with the whooping cough vaccine Infographic: Whooping cough vaccine information in Plain English. This resource will help support people with low literacy. Multilingual factsheets in 15 languages are available to download from www.immunisation.ie Download the […]
Ireland has seen a 35% increase in invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases in the first nine weeks of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Provisional data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) indicates 23 cases so far this year, up from 17 in 2024 and 11 in 2023. This rising trend underscores […]
Gloves are not routinely required when administering intramuscular injections. Vaccine administration is a minimal contact procedure. Clean hands are essential, adhering to bare below elbows, keeping nails short with no nail polish or jewellery, with the exception of a plain wedding band in order to maintain effective hand hygiene. A point of care hand hygiene […]
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee advise a spring 2025 COVID-19 booster vaccine is recommended for the following groups only: For more information visit hse.ie