HSE Hopes All Adults Will Be Offered Covid-19 Booster Vaccine By February

Monday, 20 December 2021 13:50

By Ciara Noble @niaracoble

Administration of boosters to over 40s began over the weekend

The HSE hopes all adults will be offered a Covid-19 booster vaccination by early February.

It comes as experts say the vaccine rollout is progressing strongly.

The Irish health service says capacity for boosters is operating at near maximum capacity.

300,000 doses were administered last week, as officials look to mitigate the spread of the Omicron variant.

There had been reports of some people being turned away at walk in centres due to long queues.

The Vaccination Team in Punchestown have thanked the public for their kind words & patience, during the wait times.

Punchestown Vaccination Centre 10 mins ago👇

Quite rightly, Irish booster programme delayed over the summer in order to share Irish vaccines with the Developing World.

Finally it’s our turn…@WHO @muirtheimhne @kfmradio pic.twitter.com/zrW3JB1S01
— Cathal Berry (@BerryCathal) December 20, 2021

The next walk-in Covid-19 booster vaccination centre will open on Wednesday, 22nd December between 8.30am & 12pm.

Members of the public aged 40 & over are invited to attend.

Another walk-in clinic will open on Friday, 24th December for the same age cohort, & will operate between 8.30am & 12pm.

🧵Here are today's walk-in #COVIDVaccine clinics. We're operating some walk-in clinics for dose 1 and dose 2, and booster vaccines for healthcare workers and people aged over 40. #ForUsAll

⤵️ Keep an eye for updates on queueing times throughout the day. pic.twitter.com/3MZnKLLJ0g
— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) December 20, 2021