With the HSE exploring ways to encourage younger people to get tested, the move should free up capacity in the wider system.
But senior public health sources cautioned there was some way to go until there was full vaccine protection across the population, and that any further unlocking of society was dependent on the rollout. Advice has been sought from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee on the use of AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines in people under 50, said Dr Holohan. While existing advice permits such use in some circumstances, the Government is hopeful wider use in younger cohorts would avoid the wastage of tens of thousands of vaccines. The advice is expected in the coming days.
Plans for a certificate system that would allow vaccinated people to travel in the bloc during the pandemic were also due to be discussed. It would also permit more travel into Schengen-zone countries from outside the EU. Ireland is to monitor the latter development and assess whether alignment is possible, said sources.
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