The European Medicines Agency has reiterated that the benefits of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine outweigh any risks.

Here in Ireland, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee is considering whether to broaden its use, and also how to proceed with the rollout of the one dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Dr Catherine Smallwood, Senior Emergency Officer at WHO/Europe joined Susan to discuss.

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