Ireland will get 45,000 fewer AstraZeneca doses than planned in the first quarter of the year.
The company has again revised down its targets for EU delivery.
AstraZeneca has cut its planned EU delivery for the first quarter of the year to 30 million doses, around a third of what was initially promised.
The further change in plans will mean Ireland losing out on 45,000 doses of AstraZeneca this month.
Senior sources involved in the roll-out of the vaccine say it will be very disruptive for the programme towards the end of March.
Confirmed Ireland facing a shortfall this month of 45,000 vaccines because of AstraZeneca under-delivery.
As it happens we got 46,500 extra Pfizer doses this month so the overall figures don't change - but sources involved in roll-out say it's "very disruptive"— Seán Defoe (@SeanDefoe) March 13, 2021
Extra Pfizer Doses Almost Makes Up For Shortfall
However, this week the government was told it's getting 46,500 extra Pfizer doses this month.
It'll almost exactly making up the shortfall for AstraZeneca.
What that means is the revised target of 1.1 million doses acquired in the first quarter of the year will be met.
But some of the people due to get those jabs will have to wait until the first week in April for their vaccinations, as the deliveries may not arrive until the LAST week of March.
Last night the Taoiseach spoke to the CEO of AstraZeneca, and he intends to raise the issue of vaccine supply with US President Joe Biden next week
