The HSE has been engaging with Met Eireann to ensure the threat of a significant snowfall won’t impact the vaccine roll-out here.
Met Eireann has said they are on “high alert” as it’s expected parts of the country will be covered in snow towards the end of next week.
A spokeswoman for the HSE said they are in constant contact with meteorologists at Met Eireann.
She said: “We have been engaging with Met Éireann on a continuous basis.
“They have informed us that at this moment in Ireland the medium term forecast is not expected to impact vaccine rollout.”
While thousands of vaccines are due to arrive into the country next week, the HSE told Dublin Live they are looking ahead on how snow could impact freight to Ireland.
The spokeswoman added: “We are also engaging with them on the potential impact of severe weather on the continent and how that might impact manufacturer freight to Ireland.”
The forecasters are expecting a "significant snow event" to hit as early as next week with conditions similar to those that ground the country to a halt in 2018.
A Siberian front due to move in from next Wednesday with temperatures set to plummet and bring heavy snowfall, with Dublin and parts of Leinster likely to be the worst hit.
“Temperatures are likely to turn even colder," Met Éireann forecaster Siobhan Ryan told Newstalk earlier today.
“It is going to be really bitterly cold and wintery.
“We are going to see, basically, Siberian air move in over Ireland and, at that point, there will be the risk of sleet and snow showers.
“Not too much snow around though, for the weekend at least, but generally speaking, the temperatures are going to fall back.
“There will be a lot of clouds over Ireland for the weekend and then by night, a lot of frost and ice.”
The rollout of vaccines has already been thrown into disarray after it emerged that the AstraZenica vaccine will not be administered to over-70s.
It was hoped that the newly approved treatment could be used to speed up the vaccination process in Ireland as it can be stored at a similar temperature to others such as the flu vaccine.
But now, due to the concerns over its effectiveness in those over 65, and the issues with supply, that plan appears to be on the backburner.
It may also lead to a revision of the deal the Government has with GPs across the country for the rollout of the vaccine.
It's expected that up to 400,000 doses of the AstraZenica vaccine will be in Ireland by the end of March, with the first batch of 35,000 to arrive in Ireland by next week.
