Martin: Vaccine delays not inevitable, despite latest Niac recommendations

Alan Kelly suggested the age priority system could be threatened by the new guidelines. File picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Taoiseach has insisted delays in the vaccine rollout programme are not inevitable, despite the latest recommendations on the distribution of the jabs.

This follows the decision that the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine should only be used for over-50s as with the AstraZeneca jab.