Trainee psychiatrists 'have difficulty' getting vaccine

In a statement, the HSE said it was rolling out the vaccine programme “in line with the Provisional Vaccine Allocation Groups” that the Government published on December 8. File picture: PA

Many of the country’s trainee psychiatrists are depending on “local goodwill” in getting Covid-19 vaccinations, unlike their other medical colleagues in training, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPI) has said.

As well as the risks to the trainee psychiatrists, the college points to the risk being presented to patients.