Pop-Up Vaccination Centres To Open On College Campuses

Saturday, 18 September 2021 11:47

By Ross Lindsay

Roll-out will be nationwide

The Minister for Further and Higher Education has announced that pop-up vaccination centres are to open on college campuses later this month.

Minister Simon Harris says it aimed at getting even more students fully vaccinated.

Latest figures show 78 percent of people aged 16 to 29 are fully vaccinated...compared to 90 percent of the all adult population.

Minister Harris says the pop up clinic will roll-out nationwide...

Pleased to announce that my Department & I have worked with @HSELive & colleges to ensure pop-up vaccination centres will open across many college campuses this month.

More than 83% of people between 16-29 have already had their first dose & more than 78% are fully vaccinated
— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) September 18, 2021

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