First doses of 'game changer' AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Ireland

The HSE received the first delivery of AstraZeneca vaccine today for the coronavirus. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan

The first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have arrived in Ireland this afternoon, the HSE has confirmed. 

The delivery of 21,600 doses has been welcomed by the Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly, who has previously described the vaccine as a "game changer" due to ease of storage.