The Chairman of the British Medical Association in Northern Ireland has said it is inevitable that unvaccinated people will become infected with Covid-19.
Dr Tom Black said that the vaccination programme had been very successful in older age groups and among the clinically vulnerable but that Northern Ireland is "lagging behind" England, Scotland, Wales and Republic of Ireland, in terms of vaccinating the 18-29 age group.
He said that two thirds of this group had been vaccinated so far and he is appealing for more young people to come forward for their first jabs.
He said that Northern Ireland had the highest rate of infection across the UK and Ireland. "That's a particular problem for the younger age groups, where there's a lot of