'Early Christmas present': First Pfizer vaccines could be given in NI next week

She said the Stormont Executive also has to plan for economic recovery. Picture: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA Wire

The first Covid-19 vaccines could be administered in Northern Ireland next week, Stormont’s health minister has said.

Robin Swann said the approval of UK regulators for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine could see the scheduled December 14 roll out date brought forward by a few days.