HSE replanning vaccine programme after AstraZeneca 'shortfall'

Damien McCallion, HSE's national lead for the Covid-19 vaccination programme, told the Oireachtas Health Comittee that supply is the biggest constraint to the programme.

The HSE will be required to replan the vaccination schedule again after AstraZeneca announced there would be a shortfall in deliveries next week, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Last week, the HSE revealed revised vaccine plans for the second quarter of the year, which provided dates at which various age groups would expect to receive their Covid-19 jab.