Taoiseach to await Niac advice on fourth Covid dose

Taoiseach Micheal Martin (second from left) said Covid remains a ‘significant disruptive factor’ (Cate McCurry/PA)

The Taoiseach has said he will wait for advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac) on whether people should be given a fourth Covid vaccine.

Micheál Martin said a second booster would be the “key weapon” in the fight against Covid during the autumn period.