So far, 4.4 million vaccine doses have been administered.
Pharmacies are due to begin vaccinating people aged 18 to 34 against Covid-19 from today.
120,000 Johnson and Johnson jabs will be distributed to chemists over the next week.
People aged 18-34 can book one-shot Janssen Covid-19 vaccinations in pharmacies across Ireland from Monday.
You can find local participating pharmacies by county here: https://t.co/0UUk0LnPv9 pic.twitter.com/GZemczY3W9— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) July 2, 2021
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It marks a ramping up of the country's vaccination effort and could lead to all adults being protected against coronavirus as early as the end of August.
People aged 18-34 can receive the one shot jab, meaning they will be fully vaccinated after two weeks.
A link to pharmacies that are stocking J&J for anyone who wants to run and nab themselves a jab come Monday!https://t.co/CBKcDd1RHA#vaccine #ireland #covid
— Thomas Cloney (@cloneyt) July 2, 2021
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Over 50% of the adult population will be fully vaccinated by tomorrow, with 4.4 million vaccine doses administered so far.