One in 20 people in Ireland have received their first Covid vaccine dose, HSE Chief says

Despite the arrival of over 21,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine here last weekend, just 476 doses of that vaccine have been delivered so far. File Picture: AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

HSE Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry has defended the speed of Ireland’s vaccine rollout to date.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio this afternoon, Dr Henry said that the HSE has been liaising with GPs around the country to ensure that vaccines are being “dished out as soon as we get it in.”