Health minister unaware of how many will be vaccinated this week

The Government has consistently missed its own vaccination targets and has yet to administer 1m doses despite promising to have achieved more than this by the end of last month. File picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly does not know how many people will be vaccinated this week and has yet to set targets for when various age groups will receive their first jab.

The Government has consistently missed its own vaccination targets and has yet to administer 1m doses despite promising to have achieved more than this by the end of last month.