The first Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland will be administered today.
It's expected to happen in one of four hospitals - Beaumont or St James' in Dublin, or Cork or Galway university hospitals.
HSE chief executive Paul Reid says today represents a 'beacon of light' in the fight against Covid, and is urging people to unite behind the vaccine programme.
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Taoiseach Micheal Martin says the most vulnerable to coronavirus will be receiving the jabs first:
