A Westmeath Immunologist says it is easier to store than the Pfizer dose.
The first doses of the Moderna vaccine will be administered today.
GP teams will be vaccinated at three mass vaccination centres in Dublin, Galway and Portlaoise.
The HSE says it's an important step and vaccine rollout plans must be flexible to accommodate unforeseen events.
Trinity College Dublin Professor of Experimental Immunology, and Mullingar's Kingston Mills says Moderna is easier to store than the Pfizer dose:
Dr Ray Walley is the clinical lead for the Dublin centre - he says hundreds of healthcare staff will receive the jab today:
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