Public urged to get vaccinated 'as soon as they can' as 1,314 cases reported

Dr Tony Holohan, chief medical officer at the Department of Health during a briefing at the Department of Health in Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The Chief Medical Officer is encouraging all people who are eligible for vaccination but have not yet been vaccinated to do so "as soon as they can".

Dr Tony Holohan said that "full vaccination is the best protection" against Covid-19, including from strains such as the Delta variant.