Exclusion of pharmacies from Covid-19 booster campaign ‘illogical’ and a ‘major oversight’, says IPU

Pharmacies commenced offering Covid-19 vaccines in July and to date have administered almost 320,000 jabs countrywide. File picture

The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has strongly criticised the “illogical” decision to exclude community pharmacies from the campaign to provide Covid-19 booster shots.

The decision for pharmacies not to be involved in the booster rollout was confirmed on Thursday evening, with the IPU saying this will “only serve to slow down the rollout of boosters”.