Around 30,000 people due to get the Astra Zeneca vaccine this week will have wait after Health officials here put a pause on the administration of it.

NIAC made its recommendation following a notification from the Health Products Regulatory Authority on Saturday of a new safety alert regarding the vaccine. 

Andrea spoke to Siobhan and Sarah who missed out on their vaccination.

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