50,000 people Covid vaccinated in NI so far

Author: Tara MclaughlinPublished 6th Jan 2021
Last updated 6th Jan 2021

The Health Minister has revealed the latest on the Covid vaccination programme in Northern Ireland.

Speaking in the assembly on Wednesday, Robin Swann revealed the following:

Around 50,000 people have received a first dose

91% of care home residents have been vaccinated

30,000 healthcare staff have been jabbed

Some 504 boxes of AstraZeneca, representing 50,400 doses, have been received

45 GP practices have been given the vaccine to administer to their staff and the over-80s

From the start of the next week all practices will have received 100 doses

By January 18 more doses are expected to be received from AstraZeneca.