At today's briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), health officials said that they were confident of a high uptake among parents for vaccination of children.
A further 1,408 new cases of the virus has been reported by the Department of Health. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said that Ireland’s high level of vaccination provided grounds for optimism.
Here are five takeaways from the briefing: Hospital admissions 'significantly up' The Chair of NPHET’s Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group said that hospital admissions are at 26 per day - almost double what it was two weeks ago.