1.6 Million Covid 19 Vaccine Doses Have Now Been Administered In Ireland.

Monday, 3 May 2021 at 12:31

Almost 200,000 doses administered in the last week.

Great momentum on vaccinations. Almost 200K done last week (>200K when some data is uploaded). >44K done on Friday. >1.6M done in total. Over 788,000 done through April. Our revised plan will aim to continue momentum & work down through the ages with available supplies @HSELive
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) May 3, 2021

1.6 million doses of Covid 19 vaccinations have now been administered in Ireland.

The latest figures show that over 788,000 doses were given out in the month of April- almost 200,000 in the last week alone.

From tomorrow, those aged 59 can apply online for their vaccine.

CEO of the HSE Paul Reid says the rollout is gaining momentum.

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