A Westmeath Professor believes teenagers are the key demographic to protect right now.
An immunology expert says Covid-19 vaccines for secondary school students needs to be prioritised as schools get ready to reopen.
Registration for 12 - 15 year olds will be available online from next Thursday, subject to parental consent.
Walk-in vaccination clinics are running again this weekend, for anyone over the age of 16 how has yet to receive their first dose.
Details of times and locations can be found at HSE.ie.
Mullingar's Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, says secondary school students are the key demographic to protect right now:
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