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meOxford / AstraZeneca vaccine injections begin at Northern Ireland GP practice on Monday.
A batch of 50,000 doses has been assigned and will initially prioritize those over 80 years of age.
The country has moved to accelerate the application of the jab as the pace of the pandemic has accelerated.
The newest and most infectious variant of Covid-19 has been detected in Northern Ireland.
The number of coronavirus infections has increased rapidly.
Medical directors across the UK have decided to delay the delivery of the second injection of vaccines.
The intention is that the maximum number of people receive their first puncture, with its partial protection, as quickly as possible to help stem the tide of cases that threatens to overwhelm the health service.
Northern Ireland is in the second week of a six-week lockdown in which nonessential retail is shut down.
The country has registered 1,662 more cases of Covid-19.
A total of 11,810 people tested positive in the past seven days, the Health Department said Sunday.
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