Pharmacists to start administering vaccines tomorrow

Over 1,300 community pharmacists will start administering Covid-19 vaccines from tomorrow

They'll start by giving the Johnson and Johnson shot, while the Pfizer jab will also be used later in the programme.

The vaccine portal is also expected to open for those aged 30 to 39 in the coming days.

Darragh O'Loughlin from the Irish Pharmacy Union explains how you can get a dose in your pharmacy: 

"You're over 50 You haven't been vaccinated, you can now get the single shot Johnson vaccine in the pharmacy. Then, in a couple of weeks, a smaller number of pharmacies mostly pharmacies that are not too close to vaccination centres will have the Pfizer vaccine and they'll be using that in the same way as the vaccination centres and GP's just as part of the national programme."