Thirty pharmacies across Kilkenny & Carlow now offering covid jab to 18-34 year olds

Local pharmacies are among 750 around the country offering the Johnson & Johnson covid jab to 18-34 year old’s from today.

According to the HSE website there are 30 pharmacies across counties Kilkenny and Carlow administering the one-shot vaccine.

The AstraZeneca jab will also be offered to that age group at vaccination centres from next week.

Over 50 per cent of the adult population will be fully vaccinated by tomorrow, with 4.4 million vaccine doses administered so far.