Carlow/Kilkenny people aged 45 can register for a vaccine from today

The head of the HSE says close to 300-thousand Covid vaccines doses have been given this week.

Paul Reid says “great progress” is being made in the rollout of the programme.

People aged 45 can register for a vaccine from today.

The cyber attack has impacted the publication of data relating to the rollout.

Paul Reid says 45 percent of the population have received a first dose:  While w don’t have the GP Data today we have given well over  2.4 million vaccines doses to date.”