evidence: Northern Ireland COVID Vaccination Programme [...] The main objective of the programme is to protect those at highest risk from serious illness or death. The programme has been offered incrementally over time to all of the Northern Ireland population over 5 years of age based on their risk of serious disease. The timeline below outlines when the vaccine was offered to different age groups and groups of the population. [...] Data on the number of vaccines administered has been extracted from the Northern Ireland Vaccination Management System (VMS). The VMS is a regional electronic vaccine record where vaccines administered in any location are recorded.