Anger in Waterford over 'Cork-centric' vaccine rollout

University Hospital Waterford is reportedly under “significant pressure”

On January 1, the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital Cork administered their first Covid-19 vaccines to healthcare staff.

POLITICIANS in Waterford have expressed anger that Cork hospitals with low numbers of Covid-19 patients were issued with the Covid vaccine before University Hospital Waterford (UHW), which currently has 23 positive inpatients and is reportedly under “significant pressure”.

Independent TD Matt Shanahan has blamed the South South West Hospital Group (SSWHG) for what he calls a “continued Cork bias”.