THE Covid-19 vaccination programme is well under way across Northern Ireland, with more than 150,000 vaccines having been administered by January 18, according to the Department of Health.

Out of the 154,436 vaccinations administered, 132,857 were first doses while 21,579 were second doses.

The Department has also released its detailed plan for delivering the vaccination in Northern Ireland.

Described as “pragmatic, agile and flexible”, the plans shows the expected dates for a range of age groups to receive their vaccine (as shown).

Care home staff and residents, health and social care staff and over-80s were targeted in December.

In Phase Two, which runs from February, all those aged 65-75 not already vaccinated will be targeted, along with individuals aged 16-64 with underlying health conditions which put them at a higher risk.

Following that, Phase Three, in Spring, will see people aged 50 to 65 vaccinated, while from Summer onwards it is hoped a mass vaccination programme will be in place for the remaining general population.

Allocation of vaccines

There has been some concerns raised by GPs about the allocation of vaccines, with some practices getting more than others.

One Fermanagh GP claimed that they did not receive enough vaccinations for their patients.

However, they have been advised that any delay in roll-outs of the vaccinations which caused this shortage should be resolved in the coming days.