Covid-19 vaccine: Ireland could get 5,000 doses by end of year
Any approved vaccines will be rolled out in three phases under Government plans
Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 00:42
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said a “low volume” of vaccinations could take place later this month. Video: PA/Pool
Healthcare workers receive their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Michigan. Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty
Thousands Irish people could get the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine before the new year, depending on authorisation from medicines regulators.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly yesterday predicted a “low volume” of vaccinations could take place this month after the European Medicines Agency brought forward its final assessment of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by more than a week.