Q&A: What is the latest on Covid-19 vaccination programme?

About 1.9% of the population have already received vaccination with September 2021 the target for final completion

A nurse prepares a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19. Ireland is set to receive 3.3m doses of this vaccine when it is approved. File picture.

When will I get the vaccine?

About 1.9% of the population, including nursing home residents and frontline healthcare workers, have received their first dose of the vaccine, according to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly. The deadline for giving all people in nursing homes their first shot is next Sunday.