Delta danger: one in 20 with Covid were fully vaccinated

Niamh O’Beirne, the HSE’s national lead for testing and tracing

Eilish O’Regan

About one in 20 people who are testing positive for Covid-19 have been fully vaccinated as the Delta variant starts to rage.

Niamh O’Beirne, the HSE’s national lead for testing and tracing, said around 5pc of positive cases had had two jabs across different vaccines.