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National
David Kent

Ireland's vaccine rollout as it stands - the groups next and numbers so far ahead of big month

As Ireland gets set to reopen fully across the next couple of months, everyone will be closely watching the pace of the country's vaccination rollout.

It's set to be a big week in the plan - with the potential addition of a fourth jab and another version of the overall plan set to be released.

There are hopes the rollout can significantly ramp up in the coming weeks with more deliveries expected.

Here's how we stand at the moment for May.

The numbers so far

788,000 doses were administered across the month of April, bringing the total number to just over 1.6 million - or roughly 29.3% of the eligible adults in the country.

The target for this week

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD (Collins Photos Dublin)

The addition of the one-shot Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the rollout is the main headline for this week - where the HSE are looking to continue the ramping up of the plan.

Having blasted through the 200,000 target for the previous seven days, this week the target is between 220,000 and 240,000 vaccinations.

Who will be vaccinated this month?

We're getting the next version of the rollout plan later today.

The programme in Ireland has been plagued with issues since it first began as supply problems have hampered its progress.

Residents of long-term care facilities, frontline healthcare workers and those aged 60 and over are all being vaccinated at this moment in time.

A healthcare professional administers an injection of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre (AFP via Getty Images)

Currently the portal is open those aged 60 to 69 to register to receive their jab with the plan aiming to have the cohort vaccinated throughout the month of May.

Vaccinations for over 70s are also currently still taking place and the Department has said vaccines for both cohorts and those at very high risk would be well advanced in May.

Meanwhile the vaccine portal is set to open for over 50s is set to open this week however Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said that people in their 40s may be vaccinated in parallel to those in their 50s.

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