GP: Rethink booster vaccination strategy to combat no-shows

A queue for Covid booster vaccines at City West Vaccine Centre in Dublin. New figures suggest that less than half of booster appointments are being taken up. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Confusion has arisen over the number of people going for Covid-19 booster shots with new figures appearing to show less than half of appointments are being taken up.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Dáil that between November 22 and 28, a total of 208,000 appointments were issued but only 80,000 people turned up. He said between November 29 and December 5, another 180,000 appointments were issued but only 93,000 showed up.