Covid-19 vaccine: Government forms taskforce to oversee distribution

A high level taskforce will oversee the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine, when it becomes available in Ireland. File Picture: BioNTech SE 2020/PA Wire

The Government has established a "high-level" taskforce to manage the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the group will include representation from the civil service and the HSE and will ensure the vaccine can reach the most vulnerable. It will oversee the distribution of the vaccine, when one becomes available.