All residents who want to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland will be vaccinated by September, a Minister of State has said. An updated timeline for the roll-out of a vaccine, published by Minister of State for Public Procurement Ossian Smyth, shows the months of 2021 in which it is expected each section of the population will be immunised against the disease. Andrea chats to Kevin Connolly is former chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee.

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