John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Every group has suffered. The Chief Medical Officer has said that anybody under 25 years who has not been vaccinated cannot travel. That is a big blow for the cohort of 18 to 25-year-olds. The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science is beavering away on a pilot antigen programme for universities and third level colleges. Given that universities and third level institutions will return roughly on 1 October, that means in August and September we could expect a total of 2 million vaccines to be administered. When can third level students expect to be vaccinated the first time if delivery goes as expected?