All eyes are on Israel and their successful vaccination programme, with 3.8 million people having received a first dose and 2.4 million receiving a second.

The country, which has a population of 9 million, is aiming to vaccinate everyone over the age of 16 by the end of March.

However, health officials are also having to combat COVID-19 misinformation online, and are considering offering incentives to persuade more people to get vaccinated.

One of these is the idea of a 'vaccine passport', which would grant vaccinated people entry to hotels, museums, restaurants, pools, malls and sports matches.

What can we in Ireland learn from this approach?

Orly Halpern, a journalist in Israel, joined us to discuss this.