Northern Ireland ‘faces more severe Covid wave due to flagging vaccination rate’

Chief scientific adviser Professor Ian Young has warned Northern Ireland could be facing a more severe wave of Covid-19 than other parts of the UK due to its flagging vaccination rate (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland could be facing a more severe wave of Covid-19 than other parts of the UK due to its flagging vaccination rate, Stormont’s chief scientific adviser has warned.

Professor Ian Young said there is concern that people in the region appear less willing to get a jab than those in the UK.