The Chief Medical Officer says the country is now experiencing a near elimination of Covid-19 in the vaccinated population.
Locally over the last 2 weeks 53 cases of the virus have been recorded in Roscommon, 15 in Longford and 6 in Leitrim according to this week's figures from the Health Protection and Surveillance Centre
Dr Tony Holohan says the incidence of the disease is dropping in people aged 50 to 65, who are in the process of receiving protection from full vaccination.
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He says fully vaccinated people can safely resume normal life, however warned that people who haven't received a jab should be cautious.
Dr Holohan says the vaccines are working:
