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Update on COVID-19 vaccine deliveries - 12 May 2021

Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme strategy is to distribute all available vaccine as quickly as is operationally possible, prioritising those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19.

The programme is based on the principles of safety, effectiveness and fairness, with the objective of reducing severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths from COVID-19 infection.

The following is an update on the total number of vaccines delivered to Ireland, up to and including Sunday 9 May 2021.

Period Pfizer Moderna AstraZeneca Janssen Total
To end March 2021 737,100 109,200 340,800 1,187,100
Week 14 ending 11 April 2021 135,720 135,720
Week 15 ending 18 April 2021 136,890 34,800 14,400 14,400 200,490
Week 16 ending 25 April 2021 136,890 19,200 36,000 192,090
Week 17 ending 2 May 2021 191,880 22,800 174,800 12,000 401,480
Week 18 ending 9 May 2021 182,520 32,400 214,920
Total 1,521,000 218,400 566,000 26,400 2,331,800

As of Monday 10 May, 1,882,635 doses of vaccine have been administered in Ireland, with over 35% of the population aged 16 years and older having had at least one dose.

Moderna Inc has requested that 50% of its vaccine is held back for second doses. Similarly, an appropriate buffer amount is built up and held back for all vaccines to ensure availability of second doses for the following week.