Ireland is now unlikely to meet its target to vaccinate 700,000 in the first quarter of this year due to delays in the supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Meanwhile, NPHET have warned that the spread of the virus will be more difficult to control in the coming weeks as the UK variant continues to take hold.
The news comes at a turbulent time for the Irish government as there is an increasing pressure from the public and from opposition to come down harder on international travel.
CONTINUE READING BELOW
On Friday’s Morning Focus, Gavin Grace spoke to Prof. James McInerney, Head of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Nottingham about where Ireland finds itself in the fight against Covid-19.
