Vaccination centres struggle to re-attract staff laid off during quiet period

An early morning queue at the walk-in vaccination centre at City Hall, Cork. The HSE and GPs continue to roll out booster shots with 699,600 doses given up to Sunday, but centres are under pressure due to a reduction in staffing numbers. Picture: Dan Linehan

Some vaccination centres lost up to half of their staff due to cutbacks when demand was low, leading to increased pressure now as numbers attending for booster shots ramp up.

This comes as a leading virologist urges people to take the booster shot when offered as protection against the Delta and Omicron variants.