Stephen Donnelly 'very, very excited' about Covid-19 vaccinations before the New Year

The government published their Covid-19 vaccine distribution plan yesterday. File picture.

The Health Minister has described as "very very exciting" the prospect of getting people vaccinated against Covid before the New Year.

However, Stephen Donnelly has warned that very small numbers of people will receive the vaccine first, though he said the distribution plan and IT systems will be in place to allow for immediate vaccinations no matter what volume of injections are delivered.