The Chief Executive of the Health Service Executive Paul Reid has said that as of this morning, almost 65-thousand 12 to 15 year olds have registered online for a Covid-19 vaccine.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr Reid said this reflects "a very strong point" in the vaccination programme. He said 6.28 million vaccines have now been administered here, with over 80% of adults fully vaccinated and almost 90% partially vaccinated.
He said many of the 12 to 15 year olds who registered yesterday will have already received an appointment date. He said the vaccine uptake in Ireland has been "phenomenal" as they move through the age groups, and the benefits are "really strong". "What we have seen as we move down through the younger ages is not