Mass vaccination centres could operate on a 24-hour basis — if supplies available

Hiqa presented Nphet with a paper on ‘policies relating to healthcare personnel who do not avail of Covid-19 vaccination: an international review’ at a meeting last month

Mass vaccination centres could operate on a 24-hour basis — if the supplies can match the demand.

Minutes from a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn in April show that the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) asked what steps were available to step up the programme if required.