The HSE is to call on people aged between 40-50 to register for a Covid-19 vaccine through the online portal in the next week, Chief Executive Paul Reid has confirmed. Mr Reid confirmed that the HSE will issue a communication to this age group, which is next on the updated prioritisation list, in the coming days. Anyone from the age of 50-69 can currently register for their vaccine via this portal. HSE Chief Paul Reid said he expects correspondence on the matter “soon” and confirmed that over two million vaccines had been administered in the State. HSE Chief Operations Officer Anne O’Connor today said that the health service’s systems will be down for “several days” and that the HSE expects to be impacted for up to a week.

Source: Irish Independent May 15, 2021 16:01 UTC