100,000 Covid-19 vaccines administered in Citywest
By Aimee Walsh
CITYWEST Vaccination Centre reached a milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 vaccinations administered to date.
The vaccination centre officially administered its 100,000th Covid-19 vaccine today, Wednesday, May 26, since opening back in early March.
Des O'Grady from Castleknock received the 100,000th vaccine in Citywest Vaccination Centre by corporal Thomas Carew
Des O’Grady from Castleknock received the 100,000th vaccine in the Citywest Vaccination Centre, administered by corporal Thomas Carew where they have hit 100,000 vaccines.
Eileen Whelan, Vaccination Lead for Citywest Vaccination Centre and Chief Director of Nursing and Midwifery Dublin Midlands Hospital Group said: “Our staff have been working very hard to implement the vaccination programme since the beginning of the year.
“We have completed healthcare staff and high risk people identified by their hospital clinicians and are now currently working through those registered on the public portal.
“To date more than 100,000 vaccines have been administered in Citywest. I would like to acknowledge the work and commitment of all our staff who are supporting this delivery. We look forward to welcoming those people for vaccination in the coming weeks.
Phil O’Neill, Operations Manager Citywest with Karen Cliffe, clinical vaccination lead and Elaine Anthony, Leftenant Defence Forces at the vaccination centre in Citywest
Registration for people aged 45-69 years old is currently open, with the HSE confirming yesterday that Ireland has administered a total of 2.5 million doses to date.
With this news, Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed that Ireland is still on track to reach its goal of vaccinating 80% of the population by early July. The HSE has confirmed that they will soon outline the next phase of Ireland’s vaccination plan, which will see more than 400,000 shots a week administered in June.
All those eligible to register can register online at www.hse.ie if they have not been vaccinated or received an appointment yet.
Vaccination Centres are to be attended by those with appointments only and are asking people not to go to the centre without an appointment as they will not be vaccinated. Photo ID is also required, and people are reminded to be on time for their appointment.
An announcement is expected in the coming days on when vaccination registration for people aged 40-44 will open.
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