Germany is making the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine available to all adults, as it did with the AstraZeneca vaccine, though the bulk of the expected deliveries is still some way off. Read MoreHealth minister Jens Spahn said authorities decided on Monday to take the same approach with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, also known as the Janssen vaccine, about which there are similar concerns. Mr Spahn said the largest deliveries from Johnson & Johnson, more than 10 million doses, are expected in June or July. Around 200,000 people in Ireland aged 45 to 49 could be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in June if the HSE gets the go-ahead to change restrictions around the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Around 605,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are due here this quarter with the bulk – an estimated 432,000 of these – expected to arrive in June.

Source: Irish Independent May 10, 2021 12:09 UTC