In late February, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the country in one of the now-routine addresses that by the end of June, “up to 82 per cent of adults who can be vaccinated will have received at least one dose”. As of last Saturday, there have been 1.327 million first doses of Covid-19 vaccines given out. If that held steady, the 82 per cent target would be missed. A second target that gets less attention was outlined in the same February speech – that between 55 per cent and 60 per cent would be “fully vaccinated”. As of last Saturday, just under 500,000 second doses had been administered.

Source: The Irish Times May 10, 2021 18:43 UTC