EVERYONE aged 16 and over who wants a Covid-19 vaccine will be able to get vaccinated by the end of September, the Cabinet has been told. Mr Donnelly told the Cabinet that to date 4.73 million vaccine doses have now been administered. Pharmacies have given out 11,500 vaccines so far to people in the 50 and older cohort, ministers were told. Dr Glynn said: “Scientific evidence shows that Delta is a much more transmissible variant of Covid-19, now accounting for 80pc of the cases reported in Ireland. “With incidence of the disease continuing to increase, the rapid identification of cases and outbreaks of Covid-19 is essential.

Source: Irish Independent July 13, 2021 17:26 UTC