Ireland is to resume using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has announced that it be used on everyone over 18.
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Ronan Glynn, says the HSE will now work to resume the programme.
Statement from Deputy Chief Medical Officer @ronan_glynn on the #COVID19 Vaccine #AstraZeneca #HoldFirm pic.twitter.com/WTHDJ5Axlr
— Department of Health (@roinnslainte) March 19, 2021
It's after the European Medicines Agency yesterday found the jab is 'safe and effective', after it examined concerns of a link to blood clots.
Ireland's temporary suspension was put in place last Sunday morning.
Department of Health Confirms 10 Additional Deaths And 507 New Cases
Meanwhile, the Department of Health has confirmed 10 additional deaths relating to the virus.
There has also been an 507 new cases of the virus identified in the last 24 hours.
70% of today's cases were identified in people under the age of 45 years old.
The median age is 33 years old.
Most of today's cases were identified in Dublin, where there are 216 new cases.
Elsewhere, there are 40 new cases in Kildare, 29 in Galway, 24 in Offaly and 18 in Tipperary.
The remaining 180 cases are spread across 20 other counties.
Leitrim is the only county in Ireland with no new cases of the virus.
Meanwhile, there have been 43 additional hospitalisations in the past twenty-four hours.
In total, there are 336 Covid-19 patients in hospitals - 87 of whom are in intensive care.
As of Tuesday, 168,859 people have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
