The number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to people in Ireland is expected to pass the milestone of half a million this weekend as the roll-out continues.
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronan Glynn, said we are beginning to see really positive effects and that vaccines represent a very strong tool that will allow people to move into a much brighter place.
Meanwhile, the Health Service Executive has put a range of enhanced communications measures in place in response to concerns raised by GPs about vaccine deliveries issues in recent days.
With 170,000 vaccine doses from various manufacturing companies now due to arrive here on the last day of this month, there is a growing nervousness in official circles that any further