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The AstraZeneca vaccine is “effective” against the dominant strains of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, accoriding to chief medical officer, Dr. Michael McBride.

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A man get his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday.placeholder image
A man get his first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday.
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