Concern voiced over low uptake of flu vaccine


A LEADING consultant in public health medicine in the north west has voiced concern about the low flu vaccine uptake among vulnerable groups. Dr Anthony Breslin is calling on everyone to “play their part” in helping to reduce the circulation of the flu and Covid virus by getting vaccinated. “We would ask everyone to play […]

 Children’s COVID-19 vaccinations to continue in Donegal in September 


COVID-19 vaccination of children aged six months to four years and five to eleven years will continue in Donegal in September. Primary and first booster clinics for those 12 years will commence again in the autumn, but clinics for children are continuing. COVID-19 vaccines are recommended by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) for children […]

Donegal has lowest rates of children vaccinated against Covid


DONEGAL continues to have the lowest rates of children vaccinated against Covid-19 in the country. New figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have revealed that the Primary Course Completion rate in 5 to 11-year-olds is just four per cent in Buncrana– the lowest rate in the country. The second lowest uptake in the country […]

COVID-19 vaccinations continue in Donegal


COVID-19 vaccinations will continue to be administered in Donegal. Despite the closure of COVID-19 Testing Centres in the county, COVID-19 vaccination clinics and pop up clinics are continuing throughout the county. Primary doses of COVID-19 are available for those aged 6 months to 4 years, those aged 5 to 11 years and those aged 12 […]

HSE announces further schedule of Covid clinics


THE HSE is continuing to vaccinate people in Donegal against Covid with a number of clinics taking place this week. Letterkenny vaccination centre, IDA Business Park, Ballyraine, Letterkenny will be open on Wednesday from 10.45am to 1.30pm for children aged six months to four years. From 2pm to 6.45pm vaccinations will be available to the 12 + years age […]

HPV catch-up clinics to be held in Donegal


  Clinics will be held in Donegal in the coming weeks as part of the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme. The programme is aimed at those aged 16 or older who did not get their HPV vaccine yet and were previously eligible Advertisement Eligible people can register on www.hpv.ie  for an appointment for a free […]

Three Pop-Up vaccination clinics in Donegal this week


Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics are taking place in Carndonagh, Buncrana and Stranorlar this week to make it as easy as possible for anyone who has yet to receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, to get vaccinated. People who are waiting for their second dose Pfizer vaccine may also attend one of the walk-in […]

Burtonport should remain open as testing centre – Cllr


BURTONPORT Covid Vaccine Centre should remain open as a testing centre for people in west Donegal, according to local Councillor Noreen McGarvey. The centre, located at St Columba’s Community Centre, closed its doors for the last time on Thursday after being in operation for just six weeks. Cllr McGarvey said that she was ‘disappointed’ to […]

HSE vaccination clinic at LYIT to close within days


THE Covid vaccination centre at Letterkenny Institute of Technology will close in the coming days but the HSE is preparing to open a new centre in the town. The last appointments at the LYIT vaccination centre will take place in early October, six months after the first vaccinations were administered there in March. Some 93,000 […]