Government 'committed' to June vaccine target as Ireland to get 545,000 Pfizer boost

Ireland will receive 545,000 extra doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine over the next three months, which it is hoped will make up the shortfall that may be experienced due to heightened caution around the use of AstraZeneca and the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

The government has said it's still committed to its target of giving at least 80% of adults their first Covid-19 jab by June.

It comes after news the EU is set to receive 50m extra Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines this quarter on top of 200m doses already earmarked for the bloc.