Nearly 20% of over 85s in Ireland have received first vaccine dose, says Paul Reid

The entrance to the Vaccination centre at the Helix in DCU, Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Nearly a fifth of over 85s will have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by tomorrow, according to the head of the HSE.

The country's first mass vaccination centre is operating today in the Helix centre at Dublin City University (DCU) where smaller GP practices are coming together to give their elderly patients the jab.