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Longford walk-in vaccine clinics have been a significant success, says Minister

Aug 22, 2021 08:32
By Shannonside News
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Longford walk-in vaccine clinics have been a significant success, says Minister

Minister Stephen Donnelley visited the vaccination centre in Clonguish during the week.

Walk in vaccine clinics at the Longford Vaccination centre have been branded a significant success by the Minister for Health.

Speaking at the centre this week, Minister Stephen Donnelley described the walk in vaccination days as a brilliant innovation in getting the younger population their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Longford has run three walk in clinics over the last number of weeks, where anyone over the age of 16 can receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

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While numbers attending subsequent clinics have dropped, Minister Donnelley says the initiative will continue in Longford in order to see younger cohorts vaccinated:

 

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