Vaccination rollout to slow in July with fewer vaccines for younger cohorts

Public Health Nurse Deirdre Murphy with a vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination (Brian Lawless/PA)

The vaccination programme is set to slow down in July as it moves into younger age cohorts, with only two types of vaccine available.

More than 300,000 jabs are being administered each week, but this is likely to drop to 200,000 in July, with only two supply lines available, Moderna and Pfizer.