Thousands of no-shows for boosters when health service under 'inconceivable strain'

The HSE is reducing the gap between administering the first vaccine dose and getting a booster from six months to five.

Thousands of people have failed to show up for Covid booster vaccines at a time when the health system is under “inconceivable strain”.

HSE chief executive Paul Reid said some centres offering booster jabs have reported no-show rates of between 25% and 50%.