Head of HSE says Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be rolled out immediately if given the green light

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is due to make its decision in the coming days after considering links to very rare blood clots

From today, 62 year olds can register for their Covid vaccination.

HSE boss Paul Reid says the Johnson and Johnson jab is an important one for the rollout:

"It's a very good vaccine for us to target somewhat vulnerable groups like homeless groups. So we await a decision and they make their decisions based on medical grounds and we'll mobilise immediately once we get clarity on the decision but it's important vaccine for us over 605,000 that we would have in this quarter so we anxiously await the decision that we're ready to mobilise once we hear it."