€91m deal would allow GPs and pharmacists to administer 1.5m Covid-19 vaccines

It is expected the soon-to-be-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will feature heavily in the proposed plan as it doesn't need to be kept at very low temperatures.

Cabinet will today consider a multi-million euro deal that would see doctors and pharmacists administer Covid-19 vaccines.

It would see roughly 1.5 million people inoculated against the disease.