Vaccine rollout in Northern Ireland set for delay after AstraZeneca advice change

Covid-19 vaccination centre in the SSE Arena, Belfast (PA)

Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is set to be delayed by several weeks due to changed advice on using AstraZeneca jabs, the head of the programme has said.

Patricia Donnelly outlined the consequences of the new advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) that people under 40 should be offered an alternative to AstraZeneca due to a link to rare blood clots.