Daniel McConnell: Is it time for the mother goose State to let its citizens fly the nest?

Brussels wants vaccine passports to be operational across the EU by the end of June, with a view to allowing international travel to recommence in earnest

Under EU moves, the Government could be obliged to issue digital green certificates when they are requested by citizens for international travel. Picture: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

On Wednesday, the weekly Cabinet meeting convened in a downbeat mood after 48 hours of chaos and setback in relation to the country’s vaccine rollout programme.

The decision of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to advise not to give the AstraZeneca vaccine to anyone other than the 60-69 age group combined with the news that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was being paused was a double hammer blow.