Leo Varadkar: Growing confidence elderly may get Covid vaccine in new year

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says he is optimistic Ireland can begin vaccinating the most vulnerable against Covid-19 in the new year.

The surprising admission came as Mr Varadkar was speaking in Kildare where he announced new supports for local businesses, after localised restrictions saw the county's economy suffer a second blow.

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