Vaccines could be made available to Irish residents early in the New Year, the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said on Sunday. The Minister said there has been no conversation at a Government level about making the vaccine mandatory. Mr Donnelly also confirmed that the State had indemnified drug companies against any liabilities arising from complications with the vaccine. The EU has agreed to buy up to 300 million doses of the groundbreaking coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer. Pfizer said deliveries were expected to begin by the end of the year, subject to the vaccine receiving regulatory approval from the European Medicines Agency.

Source: The Irish Times November 29, 2020 13:18 UTC