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COVID-19 BOOSTER VACCINES will be available to people aged over 50 from tomorrow.
The HSE’s chief operations officer said today that people in the 50-59 age cohort will start to be offered appointments for the additional dose from tomorrow.
“We will also have walk-in centres open to people to get their vaccine and as ever we encourage everybody to avail of the vaccine,” Anne O’Connor told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland programme.
“If they turn up at a vaccination centre, they will be in the system, they will be automatically entered — we track all of the appointments.
It’s really important, especially with a new variant, that we try to protect as many people as possible.
O’Connor admitted that the booster programme has faced difficulties in “joining up the dots” between the three different channels where the jabs are available – vaccination centres, GPs and pharmacies.
Yesterday, the Taoiseach told the Dáil that more than 215,000 booster appointments were missed in the last two weeks.
Micheál Martin said 208,000 appointments were made in the week beginning 22 November 22, but about 80,000 people turned up. Last week 180,000 appointments were made, but 93,000 people turned up.
O’Connor said that some people had received their booster jab through their pharmacy and had then been allocated an appointment at a vaccination centre.
“We have challenges with the system. There is a time lag,” she noted. O’Connor urged people to cancel their appointment at a vaccination centre if they have already received their booster through their GP or pharmacy.
Two weeks ago, The Journal reported that people who had already received a booster jab were having difficulties cancelling unneeded appointments at vaccination centres.
The problem was reported for appointments at vaccine centres around Ireland and people had difficulties trying to contact the HSE online and via the phone.
The latest vaccine stats show that over one million booster doses have been administered in Ireland. Nearly 200,000 people have received the extra shot in each of the last two weeks.
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Every year it gets well over a million viewers. Sometimes there is just no argument. Bravo.
@Seymour business:
Why did RTE not round up all the homeless children and there mother/farther and give them a Christmas to remember
BOYCOTT RTE and the licence
Jesus, Kerry! That escalated quickly.
@Joanna:
Yes Joanna, just goes to show who behind it.RTE???
This news site really has become a cesspit of miserable moaners who spew hate and love to write negative stuff about anything. Glad I dont regularly read this site anymore.
Say the most insulting moaner on this thread. Pot kettle black
Brian, he’s making a valid point, not moaning and he’s right.
Weldone RTE! Where else do kids get to watch a show like that coming up to christmas? Not one in the uk i know of.. long may it live, shut up moaning moaners
The show should be called The talented Children’s Christmas show. The talent was really amazing and the show was well presented. I’m not a fan of the late late but have to say it was very good . Not a lot of toys but the kids were ama.
*Amazing*
I remember a five children from the one family playing music on the Toy Show years back and they are all still in the music industry one of them was backing Ray Lyman on the late a few weeks back lets hope the Stars of this years toy show go on to be stars in the future k YES It Started on The Late Late Show
I don’t think RTE, the Late Late or Ryan Tubridy should be endorsed in any form, they all really annoy me
Well that escalated quickly.
The toy Late Late show was to gold and I can’t praise Ryan enough he is so good with children unlike Gay or Pat. Ryan was born to host this show he doesn’t get enough credit
I presume this will be last article on the toy show for this year? The cow is well and truly milked at this stage.
……..so shouldn’t the real story be that 70% of people in the country didn’t watch it?
There was a time it was pulling in those numbers in just Ireland…but that was a long long time ago
@Larry Doyle:
that would be a most unusual angle to take to this story – “Toy Show most watched TV show to date but RTE red-faced since some people didn’t watch it”.
Most people didn’t watch it.
If you ask me Tubridy didn’t give the kids much of a chance to review / talk about the toys. It wasn’t great to be honest.
32 Grand is cost for a 30-second ad slot during the Late Late Toy Show.
That boy Ryan is a great T.V host worth every penny, the fact the have e.g.
Still can’t believe he rode a rose of Tralee
I know I’m going to be lambasted for being a feminazi, but I’ll take the hit. Dermot bannon asked the little girl, ‘are you going to be an in charge woman, or are you going to be better than that?’ The implication being that in charge women are not good women. I nearly choked on my crisps and minstrels.
My God woman you deserve a good lambasting for that.
I was shaking when the brute just assumed the child’s gender like it was the year 2011 or something.
Come on Anne Marie, be better than that
You’re right but I think he fumbled the question meaning to ask her if she’d be in the kitchen (which she previously spoke about) or an in charge woman. When he messed up the order it seemed to me like the “or better than that?” was the confusing save.
That’s a very glass half full article. More people didn’t watch it than did…
@⚡ Seánie ⚡:
What?
Are you saying it didn’t pull in an impressive number of viewers?
Jaysus wept so he did!
The theme was cool.
The one thing I would complain about is the sheer gluttony of gifts the audience were showered with when you put it into context with rising homelessness numbers in the country and families struggling to buy presents for their children. I would say each person in the audience received well over a grand worth of stuff.
and half the kids fell asleep half way should be on at a earlier time
Let’s be honest, it’s simply children’s entertainment. For the adults it like watching Elf every year… I’ll give it an 7.5
What’s wrong with watching Elf every year? Brilliant film.
A doubler on the scratcher and the toy show in the one week. Get in there you little ruby
Stop extorting people through the license fee and nobody would watch it.
Not for me it wasn’t. Can’t stand Ryan Tubridy.
RTE lost €20 million last year but all we’re told is how the late late toy show drew record figures even though 50% of us didn’t even watch it. Somethings not right here lads.
Who believes these ratings
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