The HSE was forced to give away over 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines after just one quarter of Irish children were given the jab.
Poor uptake in this age group is now likely to significantly add to the stress expected in the health sector over the coming winter months as services struggle to cope with a ‘twindemic’ of flu and Covid.
Covid cases in Ireland have seen a surge yet again, with over 2,100 Covid cases reported over the past week, a figure that is believed to be much larger but not recorded due to the lack of PCR testing.
