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People aged 65 years and over are now eligible for their second COVID-19 booster vaccine. Those aged 12 years and older with a weak immune system can also get their second booster when it is due. In the Mid-West, eligible people are now able to book an appointment online to receive their second Booster doses in the COVID-19 Vaccination Centres in Scoil Carmel Limerick, Nenagh Hospital and Ennis Hospital. People in those cohorts must have received Dose 1, Dose 2 (and additional dose if applicable for the immunocompromised) and the first Booster dose. A period of 120 days must have passed either since receiving the first Booster dose, or since you tested positive for COVID-19. Booster appointments can be booked online for any of the three Mid-West COVID-19 Vaccination Centres, at the following link The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) have recommended people are given an mRNA vaccine for the second booster dose. This is safe to receive if you …

WALK-IN Covid-19 vaccine clinics have now been extended to the 5-11 age group, and will be offered alongside scheduled clinics in the Mid-West from this Friday. The clinics will be available at the three Mid-West Covid-19 vaccination centres all this weekend, from Friday March 4 to Sunday March 6 and going forward. Parents are reminded that the vaccination centres in Ennis Hospital, Scoil Carmel Limerick and the Abbey Court Hotel Nenagh are healthcare settings, and, in line with national guidance, face masks should be worn when attending the facilities. This weekend, walk-in clinics for 5s-11s will be held in Ennis (Friday, 10am-4pm; Saturday, 1.30-4pm; Sunday 8.30-11.30am); Limerick (Friday, 8.30am-6.30pm; Saturday, 1.30pm-5pm; Sunday, 8.30am-12.30pm); and Nenagh (Friday, 1.30pm-6.30pm; Saturday, 8.30am-12.30pm; Sunday (1.30pm-5pm). Scheduled clinics for the 5-11 age group will continue at all three centres, and parents can book an appointment for their child at this address Walk-in clinics for all ages are added to the centre schedules all the time, …

THE Clare COVID-19 Vaccination Centre is relocating from the West County Hotel back to the old outpatients department in the grounds of Ennis Hospital, opening for business on Friday of next week, February 25. The decision to relocate has been taken as the vaccination programme enters a new and steadier phase nationally, following the period of intense demand for booster doses prior to Christmas, amid the spike in transmission of the contagious Omicron variant of SARS CoV-2. A HSE spokesperson said, “As the relaxation of pandemic restrictions continues, Treacy’s West County Hotel, in common with hospitality businesses nationally, is in a position to resume regular business activities, and we wish them well in the time ahead, and sincerely thank them for providing UL Hospitals Group with the space necessary to deliver a large scale vaccination programme for the local population. “We anticipate that the centre at Ennis Hospital, which previously served as the centre from November 20th to December 22nd, …

WITH the first scheduled vaccine appointments for the general 5-11 years age group from this Friday, work has been underway to transform vaccination centres into child-friendly spaces. UL Hospitals Group vaccinator teams have been channeling their creativity with wall art and posters in a bid to soften the clinical appearance of the centres in Ennis, Limerick and Nenagh and help younger children feel more relaxed about receiving the jab. Youngsters in that age group with underlying conditions had the first experience of the new arrangements when they attended the centres for vaccination earlier this week. There will be scheduled clinics from 2pm to 6.30pm on Friday and from 8am to 6.30pm on Saturday at the West County Hotel Ennis, Scoil Carmel Limerick and Abbey Court Hotel Nenagh. Nora Barry, Operations Manager of the Mid-West COVID-19 Vaccination Centres, said: “This effort is aimed at softening the appearance of the sites for young children who may well be quite overwhelmed by the …

THE Clare COVID-19 Vaccination Centre is temporarily relocating from the grounds of Ennis Hospital to Treacy’s West County Hotel this Saturday and Sunday, to maximise capacity in line with demand for weekend walk-in COVID vaccine booster clinics for the 50-69 years age group. Walk-in COVID-19 Booster Clinics for 50-69s will run at the hotel this Saturday from 8.30am-7pm, and on Sunday from 1pm-7pm. Anyone who has received a notification for a scheduled appointment at the former outpatients department of Ennis Hospital on Sunday morning should attend as scheduled. The locations and times of clinics for the week beginning December 20 will be confirmed in the coming days. This relocation comes amid significant demand for weekend COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics, as we approach the first anniversary of the start of the UL Hospitals Group COVID-19 vaccination programme in the Mid-West, which got under way on January 4, 2021. There is no appointment required, but the walk-in booster clinics in the West …

THE Clare Covid-19 vaccination centre is relocating on a temporary basis from from Treacy’s West County Hotel to the grounds of Ennis Hospital. Vaccinations at the former outpatients department in the hospital grounds will commence on this Saturday, November 20 and it is expected the centre will move back to the West County in early 2022. Parking availability on the grounds of Ennis Hospital has improved since the relocation of the outpatients department to the Kilrush Road. Disabled parking is available at Ennis Hospital. Patricia O’Gorman, Clinical Lead for the Area Vaccination Centres in the MidWest, said: “Our vaccination teams have to date delivered over 400,000 doses as part of this historic vaccination campaign. As society and the economy have reopened, we have had to secure a temporary new location for our Ennis centre with the agreement of our partners. We are grateful to the West County Hotel for their support over the course of vaccination campaign” The current national requirement is that Covid-19 …

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID 19 vaccine is now available in seven pharmacies in Clare, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has revealed. The IPU is now calling for this to be extended, so that all pharmacies registered to administer COVID 19 vaccines have access to the Pfizer vaccine. The participating pharmacies in Clare are Burren Pharmacy, Lisdoonvarna; Keating’sCarePlus Pharmacy, Corbally; Kelly’s Pharmacy, Miltown Malbay; Malone’s Total Health Pharmacy, Kilrush; Murphy’s Total Health Pharmacy, Ennistymon; O’Meara’s Total Health Pharmacy, Scariff and Rx+ Total Health Pharmacy, Shannon. Pharmacies started vaccinating in mid-June and to date have administered over 123,000 vaccines nationwide. This has predominantly been the Janssen vaccine, available to people aged 18 to 34 and to people 50 years and older in over 950 pharmacies nationwide. A smaller number of pharmacies, chosen because of their distance to the nearest vaccine centre, are also offering the Pfizer vaccine to patients aged 18 and over, in line with the HSE Vaccination Centres. Darragh O’Loughlin, Secretary …