Ireland to receive 160,000 AstraZeneca doses after Italian discovery

Ireland to receive 160,000 AstraZeneca doses after Italian discovery

A vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine ready for use. Picture: Alastair Grant/AP

Ireland is to receive approximately 160,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after 29m doses were found in an Italian warehouse, the Irish Examiner understands.

Of the 29m doses discovered, 16m will be split pro-rata between EU member states, with Ireland getting 1%, or 160,000.  

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