Government 'actively monitoring' ways to obtain vaccine

Elizabeth Canavan says the Taoiseasch's Department is "actively monitoring all potential mechanisms". File Photo: Sam Boal

The Government is "actively monitoring" ways to obtain the Covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available, according to an official from the Taoiseach’s department.

The department’s assistant secretary general, Elizabeth Canavan, said there has been much talk of a vaccine and speculation around when one will become available.