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Pharmacists Expected To Begin Administering Covid 19 Vaccines Next Week,

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They'll administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Pharmacies are expected to begin administering Covid-19 vaccinations from next week.

They'll initially administer the Johnson and Johnson vaccine to people over 50 who've yet to receive a jab.

More than half the population has now received a first dose of a vaccine, while the registration portal for people aged 40 to 44 opens tomorrow.

Darragh O'Loughlin from the Irish Pharmacy Union says they'll administer other vaccines over time:

Darragh O'Loughlin says the Pfizer vaccine will also be used later in the programme:

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