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5th April 2021
02:41pm BST

The previous record for vaccines administered in Ireland was 25 March, when 27,490 people received jabs. Ireland looks set to hit the milestone of administering one million vaccine doses sometime this week. In response to the figures from Friday, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly wrote on Twitter: "Some good news on Easter Monday. Over 30,500 vaccines were administered on Friday. "We’ll reach the 1 Million vaccinations milestone this week. Real progress is being made."COVID-19 Vaccines ?? (Friday / 02-04-21)
‣ First dose: 655,292 (+18,329) ‣ Second dose: 268,586 (+12,174) ‣ Total: 923,878 (+30,503) ‣ % pop. with first dose: ~13.2% ‣ % pop. fully vaccinated: ~5.4% — COVID-19 Data Ireland (@COVID19DataIE) April 5, 2021
HSE CEO Paul Reid, commenting on Sunday, wrote: "Huge thanks to all involved in vaccinations this weekend. Best day ever - Good Friday (>30K). Our highest week ever (>120k). Over 930K done to date. "1M administered during next week. Over 70's & medically vulnerable prioritised. We're in a new phase."Some good news on Easter Monday. Over 30,500 vaccines were administered on Friday ?? We’ll reach the 1 Million vaccinations milestone this week. Real progress is being made. https://t.co/4pihen6Esf
— Stephen Donnelly (@DonnellyStephen) April 5, 2021
Taoiseach Micheál Martin, meanwhile, took to Twitter to thank HSE staff working to get people vaccinated.Huge thanks to all involved in vaccinations this weekend. Best day ever - Good Friday (>30K). Our highest week ever (>120k). Over 930K done to date. 1M administered during next week. Over 70's & medically vulnerable prioritised. Were in a new phase. @HSELive @IMO_IRL @ICGPnews
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) April 4, 2021
Many thanks to all the staff of @HSELive working every day to get people vaccinated . Happy Easter to you all and well done. https://t.co/fyBugSAHMM
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) April 4, 2021
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