Irish Examiner view: Message to a willing public must be clear

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The early morning queue at the walk-in vaccination centre for 60-69 year-olds and healthcare workers opened this weekend at the City Hall, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

A picture might tell a thousand words but the photographs from vaccination centres around Ireland in recent days could not be parsed in 10,000. Citizens turned out in their droves to get their booster vaccinations. Many queued for hours to do so in the bitter cold, under a grey November sky, while early Christmas shoppers milled around nearby. It was nearly normal, but not quite.

There was considerable frustration, of course. Too many people were waiting for hours in the middle of winter as they queued for a vaccine that would help them get through the rest of the season with some peace of mind. This needs to be addressed quickly.