Lengthy queues and delays are being reported at the vaccine booster clinic in Carrick-on-Shannon today.
The clinic opened for the first time on Tuesday for healthcare workers and today it is vaccinating people aged 60 to 69 who have reached an interval of at least 152 days since their second dose vaccine.
The clinic opened at 9am this morning but some people have been reporting delays of up to 90 minutes or two hours to get their jabs.
People who received the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine can also get their booster at a walk-in clinic if they have an interval of at least 3 months since their vaccination.
These people outside the vaccine centre were delighted to get the jab - despite the long wait
The Saolta hospital group has issued the following response to a query from Shannonside FM:
Response:
The walk-in booster clinics are a further opportunity for people who are unable to make their scheduled appointments, to get their booster dose. Anyone who has already received a vaccine appointment for the coming days is asked to attend the appointment if possible, instead of coming to a walk-in clinic. It is difficult to anticipate how many people will arrive at the same time and we ask people to bear with us if there is a queue. Staff will be working really hard to make sure that people waiting get their booster dose as quickly as possible.
This walk-in clinic is for people who have reached an interval of at least 150 days since their second dose vaccine, or have reached the interval of 3 months since receiving the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. However, anyone who has had COVID-19 since their vaccination should wait
