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Vaccine portal to open for 35 to 39-year-olds from Sunday

The vaccine portal will begin opening for 35 to 39-years-old from Sunday. Registrations will be o...
Michael Staines
Michael Staines

11.31 17 Jun 2021


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Vaccine portal to open for 35...

Vaccine portal to open for 35 to 39-year-olds from Sunday

Michael Staines
Michael Staines

11.31 17 Jun 2021


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The vaccine portal will begin opening for 35 to 39-years-old from Sunday.

Registrations will be open 39-year-olds on Sunday and 38-years-old on Monday, with the age then dropping by a year each day until Thursday.

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According to the last official vaccine update, on Wednesday, June 9th, Ireland had administered 3.1 million vaccine doses.

Some 57% of the adult population had received their first dose with just over one-quarter fully vaccinated.

Pharmacists today began offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to people over the age of 50 who have yet to get the jab.

Meanwhile, a study from the ESRI Behavioural Research Unit has suggested that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy may be down to a "lack of knowledge" about the jabs rather than anti-vaccination belief.

Researchers asked a sample of the general population to carry out a series of tasks - including a multiple-choice quiz about the effectiveness of the vaccines and the development process.

Those planning to take the vaccine got an average score of 67%.

The result dropped to 50% for those who were unsure, and only 37% for those planning not to take it.

Participants were also asked to list what they thought were the benefits and risks of the vaccines.

Only 5% of those planning not to take the vaccine and around 50% of those who were unsure listed any benefit at all.


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