OECD interview: Booster jabs offer Irish economy best way to mitigate Omicron hit

Douglas Sutherland is upbeat about the prospects for economies in the OECD orbit

The continuing inoculation of the Irish population, including the booster programme, is one of the keys to getting life in Ireland back to normal again. Picture: Stephen Collins

The booster vaccine rollout offers the best way for the economy to avoid any major financial hit from the surging threat of the Omicron variant, the senior expert on Ireland at the OECD has said.  

In an interview, Douglas Sutherland, the head of the Ireland desk at the Paris-based organisation, said the Irish economy had already shown its remarkable resilience during the 21 months of the Covid crisis, and he was optimistic it would do so again as it faces the threat of the Omicron variant.