Fears Ireland's supply of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine could be halved

There are fears that Ireland’s delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine could be cut to 300,000 or fewer doses.

Ireland’s supply of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine could be halved after last night’s meeting of the EU Commission and AstraZeneca failed to resolve a dispute over delivery dates.

The pharmaceutical company insists it cannot deliver an agreed shipment of vaccines for February and March.