The Head of the HSE is to accept Ireland's first delivery of Covid vaccines this morning.
Paul Reid called it a 'momentous day,' as the Pfizer jab arrives in the country.
It comes after the Department of Health confirmed the new UK strain of Covid-19 is in Ireland.
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1,025 new cases of the virus and 2 deaths were reported yesterday.
While UK arrivals are being urged to self isolate for 14 days while a testing system can be set up.