People with underlying conditions to receive Covid boosters from next week

Around half of all healthcare workers and half of the people in their 70s have now received a booster jab, minister tells Dáil

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly told the Dáil that 'testing continues to be an important part of the Irish Government's response to the pandemic'. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

People with underlying conditions will start to receive Covid boosters from next week.

More than 630,000 booster doses had been administered by yesterday, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said.