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Vaccine Questions Ep3: Getting the jab with Dr Lucy Jessop

29 March 2021

Join  Dr Lucy Jessop, Director of Public Health at the National Immunisation Office as she explains when, where and how people will get their vaccination shots.

Listen to Getting the jab with Dr Lucy Jessop

In this episode Dr Jessop explains when, where and how people will get their vaccination shots, and answers lots of your questions around what side affects to expect.

Here's the link to a factsheet on vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women.

About the series

In this podcast series, science journalist Dick Ahlstrom chats with experts in public health, immunology, virology, bioethics, statistics and behavioural science. He will ask them questions sent in by you and help make sense of the answers.

This series is organised by the Life and Medical Sciences Committee  in partnership with the Health Research Board 

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