Donnelly rejects idea of bumping people up the list for AstraZeneca vaccine

It was noted that the vaccine roll-out plan is open for review, but is 'entirely dependent on supply'.

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly's office has poured cold water on suggestions the medically vulnerable could be vaccinated earlier due to the AstraZeneca vaccine not being administered to the over-70s.

The Government has decided to only vaccinate those in the vulnerable over-70s group with Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines after being advised that AstraZeneca could be less effective in older people, due to lack of data on the effectiveness for that age cohort.