Ireland donates further €1m to COVAX fund as EU reaches goal of vaccinating 70% of adults

Just one fifth of Bulgarian adults are fully vaccinated while only about 30% of Romanian adults are fully jabbed.

Ireland will donate a further €1m to the COVAX fund which aims to offer equal access to vaccines worldwide.

Earlier this year, the Government provided €4m to the worldwide initiative alongside €1m to the World Health Organisation to support the process of vaccine procurement and distribution.