Published July 28, 2021, 6:11 AM DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland will start offering COVID-19 vaccinations to children aged 12 and up, the government said Tuesday, warning the Delta variant still poses “a significant risk” in the country despite a high-tempo jabs rollout. In a statement following a cabinet meeting, the government said it “accepted advice” from Dublin’s jabs taskforce that “recommends the extension of the vaccination programme to children aged 12-15”. “This will be reviewed from a planning, operational and clinical perspective in the coming days,” the statement said. Health minister Stephen Donnelly said children would be offered mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna which have been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).