300,000 fewer than expected Covid-19 vaccinations in coming months

A shortfall in the delivery of AstraZeneca vaccines will see Ireland's projected vaccination numbers tumble by 300,000 in the coming months. File Picture.

Up to 150,000 fewer people will be vaccinated by the end of March due to supply issues with AstraZeneca, the Oireachtas Health Committee has been told.

Ireland will now only get 1.1m AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which will cover 550,000 people, chair of the vaccine taskforce professor Brian MacCraith has confirmed.