Health Minister To Visit Kildare Covid 19 Vaccination Centre Today.

Tuesday, 27 July 2021 10:28

File image: Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly.

Stephen Donnelly will arrive at the Punchestown facility this afternoon.

The Health Minister will visit a Kildare Covid 19 vaccination centre today.

Great day today at Punchestown Vaccination Cente on reaching 20,000 vaccinations. Thank you to our wonderful staff and volunteers and to Daragh Pender on being the recipient of the 20,000th vaccine at the centre #Forusall @HSELive @MargaretMcQui10 pic.twitter.com/pXokhnOdxi
— HSE Dublin South, Kildare & West Wicklow (@HSECHO7) May 31, 2021

Stephen Donnelly will be on site at the Punchestown Vaccination Centre at 3pm this afternoon.

The facility has administered in excess of 20,000 vaccinations.

The building is also home to a Covid 19 testing centre, which has taken over 100,000 swabs.

The team in HSE Covid 19 Testing centre located at Punchestown Convention Centre marked their 100,000th swab since opening on 24th August 2020. We marked this occasion at the 10.30am briefing on Wednesday morning 21st of July and identified the 100,000th person at 11am. pic.twitter.com/iZJDhTb7bQ
— HSE Dublin South, Kildare & West Wicklow (@HSECHO7) July 22, 2021

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