People who've been vaccinated could face less stringent restrictions from as early as next month
NPHET's looking at what a "vaccine bonus" might look like, and plans to make recommendations to government in the coming weeks.
It comes as the US issued new guidance for those who've been fully vaccinated.
They're being allowed to meet others indoors, without a mask or social distancing.
Dr Ronan Glynn says the situation in the US is being examined closely:
"We will be considering it further in the context of the advice we give to government going into the next easing of what will hopefully be the next easing of measures. And obviously we're looking specifically at the issue of nursing home visitation this week. So again I'm hopeful that over the coming weeks we'll start to be able to tell people what the bonus from vaccination is and what it means; what vaccination means you can or can't do."
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