Just 289 doses of Covid treatment tablet Paxlovid administered so far in Ireland

Information released to Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall shows that relatively few doses of Paxlovid have been administered in Ireland. Picture: Damien Storan.

Just 289 doses of a treatment for Covid-19 have been used in Ireland so far, even though over 5,000 doses were delivered, the HSE has said.

The Paxlovid tablets can be taken within five days of a Covid infection to stop the illness from progressing. Trials found it cut hospitalisation and deaths by 88%.