Community vaccination to begin within weeks but AstraZeneca vaccine issue to hit delivery admits health minister 'Everything that can be done is being done' claims Minister for Health Reporter: '); Community vaccination will begin as planned in mid-February, subject to regulatory approval and 143,000 cumulative vaccine doses administered to January 24 according to the Mister for health Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD has confirmed that the vaccination of the third group in the Government’s Vaccine Allocation Strategy will begin in three weeks but it will be impacted by AstraZeneca issues. Under the Vaccine Allocation Strategy, people aged 70 and older will be vaccinated in the following order: 85 and older, 80-84, 75-79, 70-74.