'Great momentum' as 1.6m vaccine doses administered, says HSE chief

Vials of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine are stored in a temperature-controlled fridge. File picture

The head of the HSE has said 1.6m doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Ireland.

Paul Reid said that more than 788,000 vaccines had been administered through April and that there was “great momentum on vaccinations”.