Stephen Kenny is unwilling to take the "radical" decision to only pick Covid-vaccinated players for international duty, following the revelation that a good chunk of his squad have chosen not to take the jab.
The Ireland manager's tenure over the past 12 months has been played out under a Covid cloud since the coronavirus wreaked havoc in the squad ahead of the Euro 2020 play-off last October.
Covid-19 issues continue to cause selection headaches for the manager, having lost Callum Robinson and Shane Long during the September window as a result of the virus.
Robinson returned to the squad for this week’s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan, and the West Brom forward admitted that he had yet to take the vaccine, despite having contracted