Irish Examiner view: Progress made on vaccine rollout but Indian variant on rise

80% of the adult population could be vaccinated either partially or fully next month although Covid complacency appears to be growing

There are calls for shortening the time between doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine; the first dose of the vaccine provides only 30% protection against the Indian variant while the second dose raises it to at least 80%.

This week marks the time when half the population of Ireland received at least one Covid-19 vaccine. 

The prospect is that 80% of the adult population could be vaccinated either partially or fully next month.