Government battling to get Covid-19 vaccine programme back on track

Johnson & Johnson has been forced to delay the European rollout of its single-shot vaccine due to clotting fears. Meanwhile, most AstraZeneca clinics in Ireland are cancelled for the rest of the week. File photo

Micheál Martin is to meet the head of the vaccine taskforce this morning as the Government desperately tries to get the Covid-19 vaccine programme back on track.

That programme has suffered a double blow, with setbacks to two crucial vaccines.