New daily vaccine record set as EU signs contract for additional 1.8 billion Pfizer vaccines
A total of 34,100 first doses were administered, with 12,978 second doses also being administered. By Tadgh McNally Saturday 8 May 2021, 1:03 PM 1 hour ago 8,819 Views 14 Comments
A vaccination centre inside the Helix Theatre, Dublin
Image: Sam Boal
Image: Sam Boal
THE RECORD FOR the most vaccines administered in a single day has been broken again, with over 46,000 doses administered on Thursday.
A total of 34,100 first doses were administered, bringing the total number of first doses to 1,267,167.
There were 12,978 second doses administered, to a total of 467,471 second doses.
This now brings the total number of vaccines administered since the pandemic began to 1,746,912, according to the Covid-19 data hub.
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