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3rd July 2021
11:52am BST

The figures come as the government is attempting to speed up Ireland's vaccine programme as the country prepares for a fourth wave of the virus, due to the emerging Delta variant. During the week, NPHET stated that Ireland was at the beginning of a fourth wave of Covid-19. Taoiseach Micheál Martin also said: "The simple truth is that we are in a race between the variant and vaccines and we want to do anything we possibly can to make sure that the vaccine wins." On Friday, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced that vaccine distribution for 18 to 34-year-olds will begin from Monday, 5 July. It was also reported that Ireland is set to purchase one million Covid-19 vaccines from Romania.We should plan for Delta with concern & a level of confidence also. Almost 4.3M vaccines administered. Over 2.56M adults partially vaccinated (68%) & over 1.8M (48%) fully vaccinated. Over 55,000 administered on each of the last 4 days, & over 272,000 so far this week. @HSELive
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) July 3, 2021
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