The HSE has outlined its plans for the vaccine roll-out in the county, with Kerry s two vaccination centres to be up and running from April 19 to begin vaccinating the 65-69 age category.
The Tralee centre opened its doors to the public last week, having been previously used to inoculate health care workers, and has begun vaccinating those in the high-risk category.
The Killarney mass-vaccination centre has not yet opened but is due to open on the week of April 19 as the vaccine roll-out moves down the age categories.
There has been backlash to the change to the vaccine roll-out, which has moved from focussing on professions to an age-based roll-out following recommendations from the National Immunisation Advisory Council (NIAC). This roll-out, based on age, will now start on the week of April 19, according to the HSE plan.
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Covid-19: Two further deaths; 591 new cases By Marc O Driscoll The country s vaccination roll-out programme is continuing this weekend.
The Department of Health has been notified of two further Covid-19-related deaths and 591 new cases of the virus.
It brings the cumulative number of known cases to 237,695 while the country s death toll since the start of the pandemic now stands at 4,715.
There have been 865,460 doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered in the Republic up until Wednesday. This figure consists of 619,003 first doses and 246,457 second doses.
No county-by-county breakdown of the cases reported today has been provided by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET).