The Government has agreed to overhaul the national vaccination programme to an age-based system. Niac chairwoman Karina Butler said age is the defining risk factor from coronavirus. People aged 60-65 years are 70 times more at risk than those aged 30 to 35 years, she said. We know now that outside of specific clinical conditions, the main risk factor for poor outcomes from Covid-19 is age. The data, derived from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, first detailed the risk of hospitalisation by age group for groups up to 64 years of age.

Source: The Irish Times March 31, 2021 11:32 UTC