Pharmacies have passed the 100,000 vaccine milestone as the Covid-19 vaccination programme ramps up.
Pharmacies started vaccinating people in the middle of June and have been inundated with requests since opening to the 18-34 age bracket, with many being oversubscribed.
The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) confirmed on Monday that it had passed the milestone and is delivering up to 10,000 vaccines per day.
IPU secretary general, Darragh O’Loughlin, said: “Since the approval of the first Covid-19 vaccines, we have called for community pharmacies to be centrally involved in the rollout.
"The immediate success of the pharmacy programme has demonstrated the value of our involvement.
"As of Monday, pharmacies had administered 100,335 vaccines nationwide and since the service was opened to younger people that number has been growing consistently by 5,000 to 10,000 vaccines per day.
"Over 86,000 of the vaccines administered in pharmacies have gone to the younger age cohort. Most of them would still be waiting for a vaccine if a large vaccination centre was their only option.
"The entire pharmacy profession is extremely proud of the positive role we have played and will continue to play in the weeks ahead."
