Coronavirus vaccine: Officials aiming for 250,000 doses a week by second quarter
Share this article The second quarter of the year may be the “big quarter” for Ireland’s vaccine programme, according to the Chair of COVID-19 vaccine taskforce. Professor Brian MacCraith was speaking as Cabinet prepares to sign off on the purchase of an extra 875,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine. It brings Ireland’s order from the US firm up to around 1.76 million doses – including the 880,000 the country was already due to receive under the EUs Advance Purchase Agreement. Officials aiming to administer 250,000 vaccine doses a week by second quarter of year - Prof Brian MacCrait...