Public urged to get covid and flu vaccines

CMO Professor Breda Smyth with Stephen Bradley, pharmacist at Meagher's Pharmacy in Dublin, receiving her vaccine. Picture: Maxwell’s

The chief medical officer (CMO) and chief nursing officer have called on everyone eligible for covid-19 or flu vaccines to get the jab as winter sets in.

The HSE has seen “strong uptake” for both vaccines so far and they urged vulnerable people to continue to boost their protection levels.