The head of the Covid-19 vaccine task force Professor Brian MacCraith has said that Ireland may receive enough of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the first delivery to inoculate 2,500 people. He was speaking at the Oireachtas Health Committee, which also heard that although the rollout of the vaccine has been rapid it has not been rushed or reckless. Professor McCraith said the successful rollout of the vaccine is dependent on co-ordination across Government, several state agencies and the Health Service Executive. It outlines the logistics and planning that will be required for large groups to be inoculated against Covid-19. Sinn Féin's Health spokesperson David Cullinane asked how many vaccines Ireland will get in the first phase of delivery.