Tony Holohan 'hopeful' Covid restrictions will be removed by Christmas

Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan at this afternoon's breifing. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

The Chief Medical Officer is “hopeful” all Covid-19 restrictions will be gone in advance of Christmas, depending upon the progress made in vaccinating the population.

Dr Tony Holohan told a Nphet briefing in Dublin that he hopes “we’ll get there sooner than that”, when asked to comment on Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly’s assertion earlier that restrictions would be gone by the end of the year.