Health minister says Ireland will join EU in taking legal action against AstraZeneca

Vials of the AstraZeneca vaccine being stored in a temperature-controlled fridge. File picture

Health minister Stephen Donnelly has said that a legal case has been started by the European Commission against AstraZeneca over its "complete failure" to meet delivery and contractual agreements.

Mr Donnelly told the Dáil on Wednesday that he has joined Ireland as one of the parties to the case, specifically around AstraZeneca's "complete failure to meet its delivery and contractual agreements for April, May and June."