The Health Service Executive has told GPs that they can offer booster mRNA vaccines to all pregnant women aged 16 years and older, people aged 40-49 years and people aged 16-39 years in descending order by age cohorts.
Those aged 16-29 years who got a single dose Janssen vaccine can be offered a booster vaccine in parallel with those aged 30-39 years.
These groups are the next in priority to those currently being vaccinated, which include adults aged 50 years and older and people aged 16 years and older with an underlying conditions and health staff.
The HSE has said that in order to ensure GPs are able to meet the likely surge in demand for booster vaccines, it will provide them with sufficient amounts of vaccine and consumable stock to