Niamh Griffin: Vaccine picture looks rosier – but we have a long way to go

As younger cohorts finally start to get vaccination, thoughts turn to a return normality – but the looming spectre of Delta is casting an unwelcome shadow

HSE chief executive Paul Reid has been quite bullish in predicting the 'end of August, early September' as a likely date for vaccinating all adults who wish to be vaccinated. File picture: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

After a couple of landmark moments in the last week, the vaccination outlook for Ireland is a lot rosier than it was, with a firm expectation now that all adults will be fully vaccinated by early September.

But, despite these changes, people still need to remain vigilant as the looming threat of the Delta variant continues to cast a shadow.