The Taoiseach says preparations are proceeding ‘at pace’ for the rollout of a Covid 19 vaccine here.
It’s after the UK became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine for widespread use.
The first vaccinations will take place in Britain next week with elderly people being prioritised.
But Ireland will have to wait a few weeks longer as we have to await approval from the European Medicines Agency.
Micheal Martin says preparations are already underway for storing the vaccine:
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