450,000 people in line for their 2nd jab.
Those waiting for a second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine can expect the jab before mid-July.
The HSE says it expects to give the remaining 450,000 people, waiting for their second dose, to be administered with a jab within 5 weeks.
Most-read right now: ‘Vast majority’ to receive second AstraZeneca shot earlier under accelerated rollout https://t.co/QRgACQ9wqD
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) June 16, 2021
It says it introducing advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to reduce dose intervals from 12 to 8 weeks.
Labour leader, Alan Kelly, says it's a positive development given the previous delay between doses:
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