Updated / Tuesday, 2 Feb 2021
14:52
Three instalments of the AstraZeneca vaccine are due to be delivered in quarter one
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said 35,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be delivered here next week and three instalments of the vaccine are due to be delivered in quarter one of 2021.
Mr Donnelly said the Government will consider recommendations from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) on the roll out the vaccine.
Speaking on RTÉ s Morning Ireland, he said there are no plans at present to change the vaccination schedule and the objectives remain the same - to prioritise minimising the risk of illness and death.
Updated / Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021
18:43
Level 5 restrictions are in place until 5 March
The Tánaiste has said the country will not be moving from Level 5 to Level 3 in March and the easing of restrictions will resemble the reopening after the first wave of the virus last year.
Leo Varadkar also said the number of daily cases would need to fall to the low 100s , and the number of people in ICUs needs to drop to, or around, 50, before the Government would ease restrictions.
Speaking on RTÉ s News at One, he said those who are considered to be the most vulnerable would need to have received a Covid-19 vaccine before any restrictions are eased.