AstraZeneca delays 'very significant' for vaccination programme planning, says HSE chief

AstraZeneca has struggled to meet its vaccine orders as agreed in its contracts with the European Union. Picture: Dan Linehan

The director general of the HSE, Paul Reid, has said his frustration levels with delays of deliveries of AstraZeneca would “blow the roof off.” 

The ongoing difficulties – from an operational and planning point of view, were “very significant” he told RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne.