Mr. Damien McCallion:

The figure is slightly higher for those aged over 65, which is that 70% have the second booster. It gets lower as we go down through age groups. There is an eligibility factor as people have been prioritised. Given the concerns that we do not know where Covid will take us during the winter we encourage people to get the flu and Covid vaccine. This will form a very strong part of our winter campaign primarily to protect people and with regard to the impact on the healthcare system based on our experience over the past two years. While it has been slightly slower we are also working with GPs and pharmacies. We have also maintained some of the vaccination centres infrastructure to give people the maximum opportunity through the winter.