Pharmacies have wait lists of thousands as younger cohorts scramble for Covid vaccines

An additional 70,000-80,000 doses will be distributed later this week

The vaccination team of Deirdre Roberts, Barry Broderick, and Lisa Kehily at Broderick's Chemist on Barrack St, Cork, on the first morning of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout at pharmacies for the 18-34 age group. Picture: Dan Linehan

Pharmacies now have waiting lists of more than 9,000 young people anxious to get the one-shot Janssen vaccine.

However, limited vaccine supply is restricting the rollout, with many pharmacies only receiving one box of 50 vaccine doses a week.