People over 50 are expected to be included in an expanded Covid-19 booster programme.
It's among the measures set to be considered at Cabinet this morning, as the government seeks to address rising infection rates.
622 people are in hospital and 117 in ICU's, and new NPHET modelling has warned up to 500 could need critical care by next month, in a worst-case scenario.
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Ministers will also consider new advice on working from home, the wider use of antigen tests, and covid certs for gyms, hairdressers and barbers this morning.
But Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Beaumont Hospital, Dr Eoghan DeBarra, doesn't think expanding certs to these settings will have a big impact.
