Health officials are due to give an update on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Ireland later today.

It comes after the European Medicines Agency expressed confidence in it

Its use had been suspended in several countries over blood clot fears.

But the EMA yesterday found the injection is 'safe and effective.'

Dr Ronan Glynn says he's hopeful the suspension will not have damaged confidence in the vaccine.

"Will the last week, pose a challenge in that regard, I have no doubt that it will. But equally, I think the challenge for us and for those tasked with rolling out the vaccine is to make sure that people's questions are answered, clearly, I would hope that the majority of people when they reflect on the past week, we'll see that we acted quickly we actors in the context of putting, safety first"