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31st March 2021
04:56pm BST

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Across all three scenarios, the letter details, cases initially increase until the vaccination programme in Ireland starts to suppress transmission from the end of May.
You can see the projections and read the letter from Dr. Ronan Glynn to Stephen Donnelly in full here.
Speaking on Wednesday, after a further 411 cases of Covid-19 and six deaths were announced, Glynn said: "There is a critical window over the next eight weeks where any significant increase in close contact is likely to lead to a significant fourth wave of infection in the range of that experienced in January 2021.
"We can and should be optimistic for an enjoyable summer ahead but, in the meantime, we have to continue to work together to prevent a further wave of infection as we accelerate vaccination across society and maintain our health services."
Speaking in the Dáil on Wednesday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that 70% of the population should be fully inoculated against Covid-19 by the end of July.
Martin also confirmed that a national portal allowing the public to register for an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine is due to go live before the end of next month.
As of last Sunday (28 March) there had been 806,541 doses of Covid-19 vaccines administered in Ireland.
By that date, 580,857 people had received their first dose and 225,684 people had received their second dose.Explore more on these topics: