The Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, has said that there is no certainty that a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus would be produced.

The Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, has said that there is no certainty that a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus would be produced.
He said that even if a vaccine was developed, issues would remain, including about how long any immunity would last.
Speaking at last night’s Department of Health briefing, Mr Holohan, said the world was hopeful that a vaccine for Covid-19 could be produced, but that its production couldn’t be regarded as a certainty.
He said that even if a vaccine was produced, it would need to be distributed on a large scale around the world, and that issues would have to be examined including how strong the immunity would be and how long it would last.
Dr Holohan said the World Health Organisation had emphasised the importance of countries working together to pool resources and to not leave it to industries to develop vaccines.
He said quick and equitable distribution would also be needed.
Dr Holohan also said that measures aimed at easing the burden of Covid-19 on children were being considered by the National Public Health Emergency Team.
He said the group was engaging with colleagues in the departments of education, and children, to see if new measures could be introduced, possibly in phase two of the easing of restrictions.