The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme continues this weekend and will target medically vulnerable people, who will be visited by Community Vaccination Teams.

The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme continues this weekend and will target medically vulnerable people, who will be visited by Community Vaccination Teams.
The rollout of second dose vaccinations for residents and staff in Long Term Residential Institutions will also continue.
Among the medically vulnerable to get their vaccinations are people with certain intellectual disabilities, including Down Syndrome.
Hospital based vaccinations for other medically vulnerable will also continue. 
In addition, vaccinations for dentists, pharmacists and other private health care providers will also take place this weekend.
Meanwhile, the HSE has informed GPs that first dose vaccinations for people aged 75 to 79 years old will be limited next week, to ensure that as many people as possible in older age groups are vaccinated before moving on to this lower age group.
The HSE also expects to progress arrangements the get vaccines to the remaining 30 GP practices who have been unable to “buddy-up” with larger practices for the vaccination programme.
It is expected that 10% of the adult population will have received a first dose, while 4% will have received a second dose vaccination by the end of this weekend.
HSE Chief Executive Paul Reid has said that the supply of vaccines “will improve”. 
In a post on Twitter, he said: “Supply of vaccines will improve. For now, 600K of the most vulnerable have been protected & prioritised. The oldest, in nursing homes & community, now at less risk. Our healthcare workers can look after our sickest, feeling safer. The right approach for now.”
Supply of vaccines will improve. For now, 600K of the most vulnerable have been protected & prioritised. The oldest, in nursing homes & community, now at less risk. Our healthcare workers can look after our sickest, feeling safer. The right approach for now. @HSELive#COVID19
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) March 13, 2021
Latest figures show that as of 8am this morning there were 340 people hospitalised with Covid-19 in Ireland.
There were 15 new admissions over the previous 24 hours (8am to 8am), while 22 people were discharged during that same period.
Yesterday, the Department of Health was notified of ten further deaths associated with Covid-19 and an additional 646 cases.
Four deaths occurred in March, one occurred in February, one occurred in January and the other four are under investigation.
The total number of Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland is 4,518. 
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