Minister for Health admits concern after HSE misses last week’s target of 100,000 doses due to pharma company’s delay

Move could result in vaccines being administered to the public at local pharmacies by the end of March

The over-80s benefited most with the weekly average for new cases falling more

Tánaiste says rollout to older people will be slower following recommendation that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, rather than AstraZeneca, should be used for this group

While AstraZeneca is interpreting its contractual responsibilities to the detriment of the EU, the European Commission is making matters worse by banning the export of vaccines from member states

By underestimating the logistics of a mass vaccination rollout, European leaders risk failing their citizens on this vital issue

So-called ‘vaccine nationalism’ means richer countries have a surplus at the expense of poorer nations

Decades of trust are being wiped away in the row over critical vaccine supplies

Vaccination rollout suffers ‘real’ setback due to AstraZeneca production issues whilst schools look set to remain shut for weeks as talks to continue on students with special needs

The science community’s response to the pandemic has been nothing short of inspirational – and will hopefully encourage the next generation of Stem professionals

The NHS in the UK has reportedly been told to get ready to administer vaccines by Tuesday, in the US they’re talking about December 10, while Micheál Martin has talked about us getting it early in the new year and perhaps earlier for some

The professor leading the Oxford Covid vaccine project has had a keen interest in helping the world’s poorest countries ever since a visit to Zimbabwe while a student at TCD