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LAST UPDATE | 17 Jun 2021
HSE CEO PAUL Reid has said the the 35-39 age group may take longer to move through, as the health service gets ready to open up registration to this cohort.
The registration portal will be open for those aged 35-39 from this Sunday, with this aged 39 being asked to register on the first day, followed by those aged 38 on Monday and so on.
Speaking at today’s HSE briefing, Reid said:
“Just to flag up front, this will be a slower age group to move through based on volume, but particularly based on the high level of dose twos we’ll have to do and also the fact that we do move to two supply lines in July, which is Moderna and Pfizer.”
Over 2.3 million people have now received a first dose or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Close to 1.2 million have received their second dose, or the single-dose vaccine, and are fully vaccinated.
Reid said this means 61% of the adult population have received one dose and close to one third are fully vaccinated.
Vaccine take-up has been strong, he said:
📢📢🚨 Delighted to announce for some of you under 40s - the registration for a COVID-19 vaccine will open to those aged 35-39 on Sunday.
— Stephen Donnelly (@DonnellyStephen) June 17, 2021
Starting with those age 39, 38 on Monday and so on.#ForUsAll pic.twitter.com/yn9ha8kwB7
To register for a vaccination through the online portal, you need:
People in this age cohort can register online through the HSE website or by phone by calling 1800 851 500. For anyone who is deaf or hard of hearing, there is a HSE text line they can contact at 086 1800 661.
The move to vaccinate people in their 30s comes as the vaccination delivery programme reaches a new high, with the Taoiseach saying that about 340,000 doses can now be delivered in a week.
The push is part of the government’s aim to have 70% of adults in the country fully vaccinated by the end of July.
Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast this morning, Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said that he was “very optimistic” about the return to on-campus lectures for students in part due to the vaccine roll-out.
“We have some way to go in terms of getting from here to September, in terms of weeks of vaccinations left, and we’re doing probably over 300,000 vaccines a week now so we’re very optimistic. Students will also benefit not just from individual vaccination but from the overall societal benefits of having so many people vaccinated by that stage,” he said.
- With reporting by Michelle Hennessy.
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We are vaccinating the bejesus out of everyone now, well done to all the fabulous healthcare workers making this happen.
And a huge shout out to the amazing volunteers who are a fantastic help in the hubs! CityWest gang just brilliant!
Come on come on come on come on come on come on YEAH YEAH YEAH
I must be the only one not given an appointment from 40-49 I’ve friends who’ve had both
@Shane Doyle: Unfortunately not. There are plenty I know in their 40s who haven’t been contacted for their first jab yet. Hopefully they’re all called before Sunday.
@Shane Doyle: me as well. Registered (I think) but never got confirmation.
@Shane Doyle: same here and I’m in the hight risk group looks like some are lucky
@Shane Doyle: It can certainly feel like that when you hear of friends/family almost the same age being done a week ago…….but you’re not the only one………Still waiting, but I never win anything so really not expecting to get notification of my first appt until exactly 3 weeks after I registered!
@Claudia O’Riordan: Would you all not ring the HSE and query it?
@Shane Doyle: I’d give them a call. You’re supposed to get an appointment within 2 weeks from registering but I’ve heard of cases falling through the craics so no harm in following up with them.
@DK: You’re meant to get the notification within 3 weeks of registering, not 2, and so for me anyway, they still have time – It’s only that everyone I know seems to have got the appt well within the 3 week window so. If you ring the HSE before the three weeks, they’ll tell you to ring back after 3 weeks so not much point.
@Jean Carter: yeah, depends where you are I guess. I’m waiting 2 weeks so far here in Limerick where they closed the vaccination centre to facilitate a bit of horse racing! I know people in Tipperary who got an appointment a couple of days after registering
@Shane Doyle: did you register I assume you have done. If so ring the HSE Live helpline I had to do that for my mam even though she registered through the portal but she never got an appointment until I rang up that afternoon she got a appointment via text.
@Shane Doyle: The same, I’m almost 2 weeks waiting now.
@Claudia O’Riordan: ring the HSE LIVE helpline it’ll be rectified quickly
@Pants Machine: In Kilkenny appointments are being given within a couple of days and jabs done within 5/6 days. Second appointments for Pfizer are being given bang on the 28 days, even down to the hour.
@Ashling Fenton: No. They prefer to moan on the Journal instead.
@Jean Carter: you should ring them, normally 1 week wait at the most
@lelookcoco: Better ring Joe Duffy….
@Shane Doyle: I’m also still waiting while my husband the same age got his text 3 days after registering the same day as me, rang the HSE number to be told nothing could be done until after the 3 weeks is up.
I’ll believe it when I see it. Last week the told us it would open on Monday, then it was sometime this week. Couldn’t organise ….. brewery springs to mind.
@Brendan Deasy: Christ. Calm down. They said shortly. And now we have a date. 40 to 43 biggest population in the country
@Brendan Deasy: Ahhh go step on a Lego and stub your toe off the bed.
@Brendan Deasy: only a gbshte on here could equate one of the best vaccine rollouts in the world as a shambles because the website was a little slow or something. Get over yerself and try seeing the world in a slightly better light, for your own good.
@Brendan Deasy: Brendan people like yourself are always complaining. A few days off for registration in a global pandemic.
@Brendan Deasy: cut the whinging and check the facts. The HSE are on vaccine rollout version 28. And this was purely down to supply problems.
@Brendan Deasy: I think they’re doing pretty well considering its the largest mass-vaccination programme in the countries history and they’ve been dealing with a ransomware attack that took out half the flipping systems (if not more!). So they delayed opening the portal – I’d prefer them open in when they’re ready to take in the registrations rather than opening it just because. I mean if they opened it last Monday and you didn’t get called for a while because they opened the registration early would you be complaining about that? Do you just want to complain?
@Fozz: 64th in the world just behind Micronesia and Morocco. Don’t let facts get in you’re way though, toe the party line, good boy.
@Brendan Deasy: 64th is way up in the top third of roll outs. And I’m guessing, not stating, that the differences between countries at that level is very small. So, impressive indeed.
@Brendan Deasy: behind Morocco yet we have 42.5% with one dose and 20.2% fully vaccinated while they have 25.7% and 21.1% respectively. What dara are you going off? We’re 20th in terms of percentage of population with at least one dose.
I know someone who is regarded as quite intelligent and a genuine person in her 50s , won’t take vaccine as she genuinely believes mircochips are inserted instead! Couldn’t care less if they do, my life is boring there wouldn’t be entertained !!! Bring it on I say insert what ya want
@M. Murphy: You may end up with excellent WiFi as a result. I’m ok with that.
@Cian Nolan: I heard that WiFi zaps the coronavirus so it’s really a win-win
@M. Murphy: Wrongly regarded as intelligent then.
@Cian Nolan: Its all the uncertainty around the vaccine that turns me off it to be honest. If they would just come out and, at the very least, give us the minimum expected speeds we could expect then I could make an informed decision.
@M. Murphy: careful where ya say that… u wouldn’t no what could happen
@Gavin Conran: unless you go to college for at least 4 years studying medicine your opinion is not informed , just get it ffs
@M. Murphy: she’s not intelligent then
Don’t forget the 60-69 year olds – the forgotten decade.
had my first AZ jab in April – still waiting for the invitation for my second.
@Connachtabu: they aren’t forgetting them, they’ve already said they’re going to try get through alot of AZ second doses over the next five weeks by bringing appointments forward.
@Sam Harms: It would have been better to have refused the AZ – these people can now get the one-dose Janssen!
@Connachtabu: Jansen only started being rolled out recently. If they refused AZ they would have been completely unprotected for a while.
@Connachtabu: at the time it was the right move
@Connachtabu: I know of 3 people in the 67-69 age group all received messages just yesterday about their second AZ jab. It’ll happen.
@Connachtabu: Everybody is forgetting us especially the Government
@Sam Harms: Got it 8 weeks ago…..no sign of a 2nd one…30& protection against Delta…great deal!!!
@Barbara Stewart: 30%
Another PR stunt. Apart from a few isolated centres in the Midlands, Cork and limerick, most of the other centres have still to start the 40,41, 42 and 43 years old yet. With that age group still waiting for confirmed appointments. The 38, 39 years will be able to register soon but they won’t be getting jabs until 1st or 2nd week of July in the majority of vaccination centres.
@Joe Ivers: so? At least they know they will be done soon.
@Joe Ivers: so you don’t comprehend that registering is a precursor to being vaccinated? The registration process and the vaccination centres are obviously linked, but also not the same.
@Michael Burke: I comprehend it just fine. I’m stating that there are still plenty of 40-43 years old who registered approx 2 weeks ago and have no appointment yet, ergo the 35-39 year olds can expect a similar delay and will be getting appoints for 3 to 4 weeks time. Can you comprehend that?
@Joe Ivers: pretty sure it depends on where you’re living, as some vaccine centers are further ahead than others so they are able to move onto younger age groups.
@Joe Ivers: well I am 42 and in Dublin and got mine within a week as have most of my friends, so I don’t know where you are getting this information from
@Mike Kelly: like I said in my original post “most” other centres have still to start 40-43″, but not all. I work with a 42 year old in lives in Swords and got his jab in the helix about 7 days ago.
@Sam Harms: that’s it exactly. Regional centres doing quite well. The helix and Aviva as well. Citywest, Croke Park and punchardstown seem to be behind the curve…. That’s the general summary of what I’ve found when researching online.
@Joe Ivers: How is it a PR stunt? It doesn’t say that they’ll be vaccinated straight away but that the portal is open. In fairness they need to know how many people so they can start allocating the vaccines to the centres in time. They make very clear on the HSE website that you could be waiting up to 3 weeks after registration for an appointment but I’d prefer them be proactive in gathering the registrations than trying to do it lastminute.com
No thanks
Well done healthcare work vaccine to more people avoid lockdown in autumn & winter
Fantastic work. Well done to all involved. Looking on track for 70% in July and a pint of the good stuff indoors hopefully.
You can see the lower the age bracket goes the less uptake there is.
Come on folks.
@RJ: time to start offering free pints or the chance to win a house for this age bracket ! Happening in the U.S !
@RJ: how exactly can you see that? We’re amongst the best in Europe at % vaccinated in all age groups
Whinge central. The roll out is progressing fine-the staff and volunteers have been excellent. CAll the bloody HSE line if you think you have been left out
Contact bill.gates@microsoft.com if you think he’s going to push 5G microchips into your vein, I’m sure he’ll be delighted to enage with you
I’m 41 and… Can’t make this up, I was just about to comment that I’m still waiting for my first appointment and then my phone buzzed. My appointment text came through. Actually it came through about a half hour ago, it was something else that buzzed and I finally saw it.
Anyway, I registered June 3rd so that’s 2 weeks and they say within 3.
Any chance we can get can update on the total vaccinated numbers? Every other country seems to manage it. Surely the cyber attack is not responsible. It seems to be update once a week
@Joe: it seems to be available now as Irish times are showing 3.2m vaccinations given out
@Joe: Yeah I don’t understand that either. Surely if they’re able to provide weekly figures, they can do daily figures too. So why the change?
@Mike Kelly: oh thanks, the covidvisualiser app hasn’t been updated.
@Joe: I imagine it might have something to do with the cyber attack.
For anyone still waiting for a text, you can log back in to the portal (https://vaccine3.hse.ie/s/login/)
It will tell you about your appointment there even if the text hasn’t come through yet.
Thanks bloody hell, about time. Get on with some sort of normality after this
Hearing some great reports and some not so great reports about waiting times at various vaccination centres. The one I was at was horrendous, even the gardai were called to it as the traffic waiting to get into the location was blocking a main road. A 2+ hour queue time before you even got near the door of the centre, madness. Heard a lot of people say they won’t be back for the 2nd dose!!!
Race against the Indian variant… uk is loosing….
Today is 14 days since I registered (likely get sent to Citywest) still no text, neither has a friend in Lucan. Yet I know plenty of people who are younger who are fully done via their GP as they had already done their older patients. I’m in Cohort 7 but was part of #TheForgottenCohort as my GP opted out of doing under 70s, and I’m not currently under the care of a consultant/hospital.
I have also seen reports of people registering but not turning up/cancelling last min or worse turning up but refusing to sign the consent form as some type of protest from the anti-vaxers. By doing this, they slow everything down and could result in wasted vaccine.
I’m 15-20 min from Citywest and Punchestown and would gladly take a last minute appointment.
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