Over 1,000 pharmacists ready to start giving Covid vaccines

Pharmacists will begin vaccinating people early this month, with over 1,000 outlets ready to play a part in the roll-out programme.

Pharmacists will begin vaccinating people early this month, with over 1,000 outlets ready to play a part in the roll-out programme.

The secretary-general of the Irish Pharmacy Union, Darragh O’Loughlin, has welcomed comments by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly who indicated that delays in including pharmacies — a dispute over payments — had now been addressed.