The HSE’s vaccine registration portal is open to people aged 34 today. It comes as all those in the 30- to 34-year-old age group are due to be able to request a vaccine through the portal in the coming days. This group will receive a two-shot mRNA vaccine, either Pfizer or Moderna, if they avail of the vaccine through this avenue. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said that appointments for this group will follow “in a matter of days” with first vaccinations in this group beginning “next week”. Close to 70pc of adults have now had at least one dose of a vaccine and by the end of today, 4.5m vaccine doses will have been administered.

Source: Irish Independent July 07, 2021 07:30 UTC