Public Health Measures
You can find more information here about the new public health measures announced yesterday (29th April) for ‘The Path Ahead’ that will begin to come into effect on the 4th May.
COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
The vaccination programme continues to be rolled out nationwide, and as of 27th April 1,452,434 vaccines have been administered in Ireland. You can find the latest information here.
COVID-19 Vaccination Progress Updates
The rollout of vaccines in our population continues, with this week being our busiest week to date. For updates and information on each of the allocation groups, and when and where they’ll be invited for their vaccine, see below or visit our dedicated page – https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/rollout/
People aged 60-69
It’s now time for everyone aged 60-69 to register for their vaccine. Well over 300,000 people are now registered, so please visit https://www.hse.ie/ or call 1850 24 1850 to register now. If you know someone who is in this age group, check that they’ve registered, and see if they need information on where to go, or need help to do this.
Group 3: People aged 70 and older
Vaccination of people aged 70 and older living in the community is happening now. We expect to have everyone in this group vaccinated, with both doses, by the end of May.
Group 4: People aged 16 to 69 who are at very high risk
You can find a list of conditions here.
We have vaccinated over 140,000 people in this group and this is ongoing.
For people aged 60 to 69 at very high risk:
If you are aged 60 to 69, at very high risk, and have not gotten your vaccination appointment yet, it’s now time to register for your COVID-19 vaccine online, or
call the COVID-19 helpline to register by phone.
For people at very high risk attending hospital or disability services:
We are vaccinating people at very high risk who are attending hospital or disability services. Hospital or disability services will contact you when it’s your turn to be vaccinated.
For people at very high risk not attending regular hospital services:
Some people in group 4 are not in regular contact with a hospital or disability service. GPs will vaccinate people in this group. It will take some time for GPs to identify and invite everyone.
GPs will contact their patients when it’s their turn to be vaccinated.
Group 5 and 6: People aged 65 to 69, including those at high risk
It’s now time for everyone aged 60-69 to register for their vaccine. This includes people in groups 5 and 6.
Register online to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Read the user guide for help with registering online.
If you cannot register online, you can call the COVID-19 helpline to register by phone.
Where to find COVID-19 Vaccination Information
We encourage everyone to read about the COVID-19 vaccine and to get their information from a factual, trusted source – here are the links to the pages with information on the vaccine:
• Check https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/ for information about the vaccine, information on this page is updated regularly
• Find the vaccine information materials at https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/covid-19-resources-and-translations/covid-19-vaccine-materials/ Details on getting the COVID-19 vaccine is updated regularly here
• Details on COVID-19 vaccines administered are available here
• Read the full COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy
• Read the National Immunisation Advisory Committee Chapter about COVID-19 vaccine
• COVID-19 vaccine information for health professionals
Public Health Information
As always, for the most up to date information and advice on Coronavirus, please go to: https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus/ and https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/respiratory/coronavirus/novelcoronavirus/ Clinical and professional guidance relating to COVID-19 is available on https://www.hpsc.ie/ where you’ll find up to date guidance for healthcare settings and non-clinical settings.
Please check here for the most up to date partner resources for COVID-19.
You can find the COVID-19 A-Z information here from the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).
Please also check the Healthy Ireland site here with further resources and information on the Keep Well campaign.
You can view the latest information on how Ireland is responding to cases of COVID-19 here.
Ireland’s COVID-19 Data Hub is available here.