The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, temporarily suspended due to health concerns, accounts for more than a quarter of doses delivered to the State, new figures show. The Pfizer vaccine, the one currently being administered to people aged 70 and over in the third group in the vaccination programme, accounts for the highest number delivered. Just over two-thirds of the vaccines delivered since the vaccine programme began at the end of last year have been Pfizer vaccines, accounting for 511,290 of the 758,490 doses. The State has received 40,800 vaccine doses from Moderna, making up just 5 per cent of vaccines delivered. The manufacturer of the Moderna vaccine asked that 50 per cent is retained for second doses.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2021 13:52 UTC