The roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations is continuing apace, with 65,000 doses administered through vaccination centres alone on Monday and Tuesday this week.
In addition, GPs have been continuing to vaccinate people at risk of serious illness from the virus, as well as administering some second doses to people over the age of 70.
The Health Service Executive has not yet decided how it will incorporate the latest advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and recommendation from Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan into its vaccine programme.
NIAC advised that the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccines could be offered to people in their 40s, with some conditions attached. Latest coronavirus stories