Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said Ireland is in line for an extra 46,500 vaccines before the end of March after the European Union announced 4 million additional doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine.
The European Commission said the additional doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine are to be delivered this month for in order to tackle coronavirus hotspots and to facilitate free border movement, to be distributed on a pro rata basis.
President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leye said: "To tackle aggressive variants of the virus and to improve the situation in hotspots, quick and decisive action is necessary.
I'm happy to announce today an agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer, who will offer to Member States to make available a total of four million