'On the right side of the curve', says HSE chief as 89,000 people fully vaccinated

GP Mary Behan administering the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 to GP Ellaheebuksh Muhammud Fardeen, VHI Clinic Dundrum, at a vaccination centre in Dublin as mass vaccination drive for GPs and practice nurses has begun in Ireland.

The head of the HSE says the country may now be on the right side of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases.

There are now 898 people with the virus being treated in hospitals and 171 in ICU - down from 207 at the start of the month.