Queues at vaccine centres as children receive jabs

Denise O’Mahony McKeon with her son Kevin Mckeon, 14, as she speaks to vaccinator Geraldine Flynn before he receives his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Citywest vaccination centre in Dublin (Damien Storan/PA)

Queues formed at vaccine centres around the country as children aged 12 to 15 received their jabs.

About 75,000 children in the age group had registered for a vaccine appointment by Saturday, 48 hours after the online portal opened to the cohort.