Covid-19 figures 'chilling' says Cork GP who established drive-through flu vaccine clinic

Dr. Sean McCarthy giving the flu vaccine to Sue Tait at Ireland’s first drive-through flu vaccine clinic at the Market Green Retail Park, Midleton, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

Ireland's first formal drive-through flu vaccine clinic opened in Cork this weekend as the number of Covid cases in Ireland soared.

Cork GP Dr Mike Thompson established the clinic in the hope that getting large numbers of people vaccinated against the flu in a quick, safe and convenient way will ease the pressure faced by the health service over the winter months.