Annual Covid vaccination programme may be needed in future

Micheál Martin said that if the Omicron variant proves to be less severe, it could create "a new horizon" for the future.

The Taoiseach has said that Ireland could be looking at an annual vaccination programme for Covid-19. File picture: PA

The Taoiseach has said that Ireland could be looking at an annual vaccination programme for Covid-19.

Michéal Martin says the vaccine rollout has been a "game-changer" as a record number of 13,765 new cases of Covid-19 were reported yesterday by the Department of Health.