HSE To Cease Offering Additional Vaccination Appointments To Those Who Cancel, Repeatedly.

Thursday, 1 July 2021 09:23

It says the measure will increase efficiency at vaccine centres

People who repeatedly cancel their vaccine appointment will no longer be offered a dose from today, under new HSE plans.

The health authority has begun implementing the policy for those who refuse 3 appointments.

It says the measure will increase efficiency at vaccine centres and ensure everyone who wants a jab gets one as soon as possible.

Consultant in infectious diseases, Dr Eoghan De Barra, believes it's a pragmatic approach:

Anyone who wants a further appointment will need to contact HSE-Live and ask to be reinstated.

Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Dr. Eoghan DeBarra, says it's an important step:

The government failed to reach its end-of-June vaccination target.

It was aiming for 82 per cent of the adult population to receive their first Covid-19 dose by yesterday.

But HSE chief executive Paul Reid said yesterday morning only 67 per cent of adults had got their first jab.

44 per cent had got two vaccines.

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