Sligo walk-in vaccine centre closed on Tuesday due to weather warning
The walk-in Covid-19 vaccination centre based at the Racecourse in Sligo Town will not be operating tomorrow. The decision to cancel the service for Tuesday has been made as a precaution ahead of Storm Barra. The cancelled times are 9am to 12pm for Healthcare workers to receive a booster vaccine…
Walk-in centres for booster jab open next week
Walk-in vaccine centres for booster jabs will be open next week in Sligo and Leitrim. Those between 60 and 69 and healthcare workers are eligible to receive the jab at the Racecourse in Sligo or at the Primary Care Centre in Carrick on Shannon. Sligo Racecourse will offer the booster…
Oldest person to receive vaccine at walk in centre administered in Sligo today
The oldest person yet to receive a Covid-19 vaccine through a walk in centre was administered in Sligo today. The head of the HSE, Paul Reid tweeted to say 87 year old Mary O’Connor drove to the Knocknarea Arena to receive her first dose. The centre is open until 4pm…
Vaccination centres open this weekend with no appointment needed
People across the region are being encouraged to attend a walk in vaccination centre this bank holiday weekend to receive their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine. The centre at the Knocknarea Arena at ITSligo is open with no appointment needed from 10am to 2pm today (Saturday), Sunday and…
Donegal pharmacy staff to receive Covid-19 vaccine shortly
The schedule for when Donegal pharmacy staff will receive a Covid-19 vaccine is due to begin tomorrow. There were concerns raised as staff in other counties within the HSE’s Community Healthcare Organisations area (CHO1) had received a jab. Independent Donegal Councillor, Michael Cholm MacGiollaeasbuig, is welcoming the news saying it’s…
Concern expressed over administration of vaccines at Sligo University Hospital
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has expressed concern about the administration of Covid-19 vaccines at Sligo University Hospital. Sinn Fein TD Deputy Martin Kenny says there are reports of a staff that are on leave being called in to receive the first dose of vaccine while some front line staff are…
Hospital managers to uphold the ‘highest standards’ in administering vaccines.
There has been another increase in the number of Covid-19 figures in the North West. In the latest set of figures released by health officials 34 new cases were confirmed in Donegal, there were 14 new cases in Sligo and less than 5 in Leitrim. There were 8…