Vaccination of NI’s over-75s expected to start next week

Jan 19, 2021

Good morning

Leading the news today:

* Northern Ireland is set to move on to ‘phase two’ of its coronavirus vaccine roll-out and begin issuing jabs to the the over-75s as soon as next week, the News Letter can reveal.

* A stalemate between the Executive and Westminster is continuing over a compensation scheme for injured Troubles victims.

* A leading doctor has said he doesn’t know if Northern Ireland’s health service will be able cope with the number of people expected to be admitted to intensive care with coronavirus next week.

* Health officials’ concern over Covid lockdown alcohol consumption.

* Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said any empty shelves in Northern Ireland are due to coronavirus issues and not because of Brexit.

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Michael Cousins
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