High-risk children aged 5-11 can register for Covid vaccine from today

The online booking portal opens on the HSE website for children aged five to 11 who are vulnerable to the virus or who live with someone at higher risk.

The first primary school children in Ireland can get appointments for Covid-19 vaccines from today as a new online system opens for 5- to 11-year-olds in high-risk categories.

The start of the vaccination process for young children was heralded as the country’s testing system creaked under the strain of exceptionally high demand yesterday amid record positivity rates for the virus.