Ireland To Receive Its First Doses Of The Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Next Week

That's according to the European Commission

The vaccine was approved by the European Medicine Agency on Wednesday, and Ireland has ordered 875,000 doses. 

It's the second vaccine approved for use in Europe, with the Pfizer Bio-N-Tech jab currently being rolled out here. 

European Commission health spokesperson, Stefan de Keersmaecker, says the Moderna vaccine is about to arrive in EU countries: