64-year-olds will be able to register for a COVID-19 vaccine from tomorrow morning.
It comes as the rollout of the vaccine is extended to 60-64 year-olds.
Those aged between 65 and 69 have been able to register for a jab since last week.
64-year-olds are now being asked to register for their appointment from tomorrow - followed by 63-year-olds on Saturday, 62-year-olds on Sunday and so on.
Vaccination appointments are then expected to be confirmed over the coming weeks.
The vaccine portal opens for everyone aged 60 to 64 tomorrow morning.@HSELive are asking people aged 64 to register first on Friday for their #CovidVaccine
We will then work our way down through those aged 63 to 60.
See https://t.co/LXV87JtP0a pic.twitter.com/pO4ukLJv5w— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) April 22, 2021
Everyone over 60 is expected to be offered the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The news comes as the National Immunisation Advisory Committee meets today to consider how the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be used in Ireland.
The meeting follows the EMA's advice that there's a possible link between the one-shot jab and rare blood clotting.
However, officials and regulators have insisted the benefits still outweigh the risks.
