AQW 14874/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health whether people who are asthmatic will be maintained in Group 6 for prioritisation in the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 17 February 2021
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 17 February 2021
- Answer due by
- 4 March 2021
- Answered
- 19 January 2022336 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Green Book on Immunisation Against Infectious Disease includes those individuals a severe lung condition, including those with poorly controlled asthma as falling within the “at risk” group 6.
Poorly controlled asthma is further defined 2 courses of oral corticosteroids in the preceding 24 months OR - on maintenance oral corticosteroids OR 1 hospital admission for asthma in the preceding 24 months.
GPs, who will be familiar with their asthmatic patients falling within the above category will identify and arrange vaccination of those individuals.