The Government is hoping for an early decision giving the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine the all clear to allow it to roll out a planned 818,000 doses of the jab which are crucial to exiting lockdown. The decision to suspend use of the vaccine here this week as a precaution while European regulators investigate reports of blood clots associated with the jab is the latest set back. Around 30,000 healthcare workers and people at very high from Covid-19 will lose out as their planned inoculations for the week ahead are put on hold. Ireland is pinning its hopes on more than 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca arriving here from April to June as part of the ramping up of vaccinations to clear the way for lifting restrictions this summer.