How do I register to get my vaccine at my local pharmacy?
Get the latest on lockdown - from pubs to holidays to jabs - by signing up to our FREE newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  From Monday, people aged 18-34 can choose to get vaccinated with the single-shot Janssen jab from their local pharmacy. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly confirmed the news on Friday morning and to date, 60,000 doses have been allocated to approximately 700 pharmacies around Ireland, of which 7,000 doses have been used for people aged 50 or over. A further 70,000 doses are available to pharmacies, at short notice, if needed. The Health Minister said: "We're adding an opt-in model for people aged 18 to 34 for Janssen and AstraZeneca, so they can be vaccinated earlier. What it means is that people aged 18 to 34 can now be vaccinated two months earlier, which is a huge, huge benefit to them and to our entire society. "We now have two tracks, we have the track we're all used to and it's next Friday. Next Friday, the online portal is going to open for 30 to 34-year-olds. "It will be vaccinations with mRNA and mainly Pfizer, then Moderna will be about a week later. We'll move very very quickly with the 30 to 34-year-old group. In parallel to that, we're opening up an AstraZeneca and Janssen option if people want to get vaccinated earlier for the entire 18 to 34-year-old group." Mr Donnelly said that people aged 30-34 will have two options to receive the vaccine. He told RTE's Morning Ireland: "Next Monday, pharmacies will begin administering Janssen to people aged 18 to 34, who have contacted their pharmacy registered with their pharmacy and said, 'I'd like to be vaccinated, I appreciate that I will be getting an mRNA vaccine in the future, but I want to get vaccinated earlier.' "Supplies are limited for both AstraZeneca and Janssen answer but critically what I wanted to make sure, which is why I sought this review of the NIAC advice is that every vaccine dose we have of all four are used and are available to people. To arrange a vaccine, people aged 18-34 can contact a participating pharmacy to book an appointment. The HSE is asking that people book in advance so pharmacies will be able to plan accordingly and reduce the risk of any wastage. Vaccination centres will also begin vaccinating younger age groups from mid-July in line with the current age-based rollout plan. Vaccination centres will administer AstraZeneca and Janssen, as well as continuing to administer mRNA vaccines. This opt-in model for the administration of Janssen and AstraZenca vaccines will be implemented for those aged 18 -34 using pharmacies and vaccination centres. GPs will not be participating in this opt-In model. Online registration for people aged 30-34 year olds through vaccination centres will open next week, Friday, 9 July, in the same way as previous cohorts have registered. People can register online at www.hse.ie for a vaccination centre clinic with a Personal Public Service (PPS) number, Eircode, a mobile phone number and an email address. Alternatively, people can call HSELive on 1800 700 700 to register on the phone. Once successfully registered, the HSE will send the appointment details by text message within three weeks, as we have done with previous groups. People who register will be referred to a HSE vaccination centre. In mid-July, online registration will be updated with functionality to allow younger age groups to opt-in to receive a Janssen and AstraZeneca vaccine from a vaccination centre if they choose to. People in older groups who have previously registered (for an mRNA vaccine) can, at that point, amend their record to opt-in for an earlier Janssen or AstraZeneca vaccine at a vaccination centre if they wish. Online registration will subsequently open for people aged 25-29 and 18-24 in due course.