Covid progress stalling but mass vaccination centres to open next week

HSE CEO Paul Reid said the vaccination programme continues to be impacted by reduced deliveries from AstraZeneca, and to a much lesser extent, Moderna. Picture: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
The decline in Covid-19 case numbers is slowing but more mass vaccination centres are due to open next week, a HSE briefing has heard.
Paul Reid, HSE chief executive, said there has been a “significant easing” of pressure on hospitals in recent weeks but added: “The rate of decrease of patients in hospitals with Covid has slowed, it has actually stalled”.