Limerick firm doubles staff numbers as it aids vaccine search

Staff at A&C in Limerick which produces raw materials essential for a potential Covid vaccine.

Limerick biopharmaceutical firm A&C said it continuing to hire new workers having already doubled staff numbers this year to meet the demand for raw materials essential to a potential Covid-19 vaccine.

The unprecedented global search for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments has led to a surge in extra work across Ireland's well-established pharmaceutical industry.