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COVID-19: 308 New Cases As Taoiseach Calls For Quicker Vaccination Of Young People

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05:18 25 Jun 2021


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The Department of Health are reporting 380 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of midnight, Thursday 24th of June.

38 people are being treated for the virus in hospitals while 13 of them are being treated in Intensive Care.

The department has said daily case numbers may change due to future data review, validation and update.

This comes as the Taoiseach said that AstraZenica and Johnson & Johnson vaccines should be considered for younger cohorts.

The two vaccines have been previously scrutinised for being linked with other health risks and the possibility of side effects. 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he believes the Delta variant has changed the "balance of risk" when it comes to using those vaccines.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is set to examine changing the recommendations for use for younger age groups.

Currently, the AstraZeneca and J&J vaccines are only recommended for older age groups due to concerns over very rare cases of blood clotting.

The increased fear of the potential surge in Delta variant cases has seen the HSE say there is a need to get people fully vaccinated as quickly as is possible.

More than 300,000 doses of vaccines are set to be administered this week and next.

However, the HSE has said vaccine rates will start slowing down in July, as the vaccine programme moves to younger age groups and delivering hundreds of thousands of second doses.

Officials have said that the most social age groups should now be prioritised to prevent the spread of the Delta Variant.


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