100 gardaí receive 'standby' Covid jabs in Limerick vaccination centre

A spokesperson for the HSE confirmed the vaccines were given to gardaí to ensure the surplus was 'not wasted'

The jabs were offered to local Garda management as part of the 'standby lists' developed at each vaccination centre in line with national guidance on cohorts and sequencing.

About 100 gardaí received Covid-19 vaccines at a vaccination centre at the Radisson Blu Hotel on the Ennis Road, on the outskirts of Limerick city earlier this week.

The jabs were offered to local Garda management as part of the "standby lists" developed at each vaccination centre in line with national guidance on cohorts and sequencing.