Vaccine registration for people in their 30s to open ‘shortly’, says HSE

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Those aged between 30 and 39 will be advised to register for the Covid-19 vaccine “shortly”, the HSE has said.
It was expected that the age cohort would be asked to register this week. A HSE spokeswoman said on Monday evening “we hope to move to the next age cohorts as swiftly as the previous ones and they will be advised to register shortly”.
People aged 40 and over can register online for the Covid-19 vaccine while pharmacists will begin administering jabs from this week.
People over the age of 50 who haven’t yet received a Covid-19 vaccine can now get one in their local pharmacy. They do not need to register online for the service but will need to book a vaccine appointment with a participating pharmacist, a list of which can be found on the HSE’s website.
Meanwhile, the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said most people who received the Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine will have got their second jab by the time international travel restrictions are eased next month.
Responding to reports that hundreds of thousands waiting on their second dose will not be able to travel abroad, Mr Ryan said they would be getting texts in the coming weeks to attend appointments for their next inoculation.
“This mainly applies to those over 60 who have got a first Astra Zeneca jab,” he told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland.
“They will be getting a text in the coming weeks, and it will move to a shorter interval (for the second jab). So rather than that 12 week interval, it will gradually reduce down to eight weeks.
“A lot of them because they got it in in early May or late April should be getting texts within the coming weeks. In that timeline, by the time international travel starts to open up on July 19th, most of them should have had their second jab.”
Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn has urged people who are not yet vaccinated to remain vigilant.
“One thing that we’re particularly concerned about is the Delta variant, and what impact that may have over the coming weeks,” he told Beat 102-103 on Monday.
“We’re very keen for people, particularly people who have not been vaccinated, to continue to follow the basic messages so that we don’t run into trouble over the coming weeks.”
The Cabinet is expected to decide on Tuesday to increase the self-isolation period for travellers from Britain from five to 10 days for partially vaccinated people. Fully vaccinated passengers will face no quarantine.

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