HSE expects appointments will start to be scheduled from the middle of this month
44-year-olds can register for a Covid-19 vaccine from today.
The HSE's registration system will then open for 43-year-olds tomorrow, and will work down to 40-year olds on Sunday.
#COVIDVaccine registration is now open for people aged 44. The quickest and easiest way to register is online. You'll need:
— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) June 2, 2021
✔️PPSN
✔️Eircode
✔️Mobile number
✔️Email address
Register: https://t.co/nTNxEJWWWr #ForUsAll pic.twitter.com/C9whRDbtwt
The health service says it expects appointments will start to be scheduled from the middle of this month.
Professor of Virology at UCD, Gerald Barry, says opening the portal to this new age cohort's great news:
The chief medical officer says the country will remain 'vulnerable' in June and July because a large amount of the population won't be vaccinated.
Dr Tony Holohan says no assurances can be given that the level of Covid-19 will remain similar to recent weeks.
In a letter to the Health Minister, he expresses concern about variants, particularly the Indian strain.
He says case numbers and the incidence rate remain relatively high.
Micheál Martin Says Ireland Need More Data Centres
Gardaí And RSA Urge Caution On Roads Ahead Of Bank Holiday
Dublin’s St Patrick’s Festival Has Kicked Off Today
Ireland Must Get Closer To The US To Avoid Trade War, Warns Tóibín
Helicopter Deployed As Four Men Arrested In Rathcoole Following Garda Pursuit
Retained Firefighters In Kildare Considering Labour Court Proposals Aimed At Ending Dispute
Nine In Ten Gardaí Back New Caps, But Some Fear It Makes Them Look Smaller And Less Authoritative
Ukrainian Refugees Moved From Dublin To Kildare After Child Separation Scare
