Over-70s will not be vaccinated until mid-May, says Donnelly

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the progress so far on the vaccines rollout should give confidence in Ireland's capacity to deliver the critical vaccination programme.

It will be mid-May before people aged over 70 will be fully vaccinated, health minister Stephen Donnelly has said.

Admitting that the timeline for vaccinations has been delayed by the decision not to give the AstraZeneca vaccine to older people, Mr Donnelly said that the delayed timeline is “dependent upon supplies arriving in”.