The COVID-19 vaccine roll-out began in Ireland today with a 79-year-old grandmother of 10 receiving the jab.
Annie, from the Liberties in Dublin, heralded the beginning of a new era in Ireland's COVID-19 response.
And with all eyes on the vaccine today, many people will be wondering when they will roll up their sleeve and get the jab themselves.
Here's an easy rundown of when you can expect to be vaccinated in 2021 depending on what age group you fit into.
Keep in mind, on RTE's Morning Ireland this morning, Prof. Brian MacCraith of the vaccine taskforce said: "It'll be down to the manufacturing success of the companies, the delivery schedules.
"But certainly if all things come to pass, one would be looking at that [August]."
Ireland's vaccine roll-out
Who goes first and when will the average person get it?
The first four groups of people prioritised on the plan are;
* Adults over 65 in long-term care facilities.
* Frontline healthcare workers in direct contact with patients.
* Adults aged 70 or over.
* Other healthcare workers not in direct contact with patients
Once Ireland's vulnerable and frontline health workers are vaccinated the plan will be to move onto the more general public with older people obviously prioritised.
So who's next?
* Adults aged 65 to 69.
* Key workers(not clearly defined yet).
* Vulnerable adults aged 18 to 64 with medical conditions.
* Residents of long-term care facilities aged 18 to 64.
* Adults between 18 and 64 living in crowded accommodation.
* Key workers in essential jobs who can't avoid a high risk of exposure.
* Those who are essential to education.
So if you're not in the vulnerable category, not a frontline worker and not in an "essential job", then you're up next.
* Adults aged 55 to 64.
* People in third-level institutes, entertainment and goods-producing industries.
* Adults aged 18 to 54 who haven't already got the vaccine.
* Children, teenagers up to 18 and pregnant women.
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