<span style="color: #222222;">Children in the Republic of Ireland aged between 12 and 15 can now register to get the Covid-19 vaccine. They will need consent from a parent or guardian, either when registering online, or at the vaccination centre. Those eligible can get the jab at vaccination centres and some pharmacies.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) said that it will try to facilitate parents who are working with later appointment times.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">About 280,000 children will be eligible for immunisation with a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) made the recommendation to extend the country's vaccination programme in July.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">As of Wednesday, a total of 6,192,071 Covid-19 vaccines had been administered in the Republic of Ireland. Of those, 3,447,303 were first doses and 2,744,768 were second doses.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland since the start of the pandemic stands at 5,044. A total of 317,204 people in the Republic of Ireland have had a confirmed diagnosis of the virus since the pandemic began.</span><br />