HSE ready to adjust rollout to prioritise vaccines for under-30s

Paul Reid, CEO of the HSE, said: "The real measures of sickness, hospitalisations, ICU and mortality all radically reduced." Picture: Brian Lawless

The head of the HSE says it is ready to adjust the vaccination programme if the government decides to prioritise younger people.

The Health Minister has asked officials to look at the possibility of vaccinating under 30s ahead of older groups in a bid to reduce transmission rates.