The head of the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the local public hospitals in the west and north-west, urged the public this week not to become complacent about Covid-19.
Tony Canavan was speaking at the launch of an in-depth review on the roll out of the vaccination programme in the regions. He described the report as a “timely reminder” that vaccines make a difference and said we can all do our part to protect ourselves and each other against any future surge of the virus or influenza by availing of current vaccines.
“From the very start of the Covid vaccination programme we set ourselves two aims,” he said. “The first was to ensure that no vaccine was wasted. The second was to ensure that the pace at which we delivered the vaccine would only be limited by the availability of the vaccine itself. Despite all of the challenges and setbacks along the way we consistently achieved both of these aims.”
He stated it was a testament to the success of the vaccination programme that life has returned to normal. “However, I urge you all not to become complacent. We can do our part to protect against any future surge in Covid or influenza by staying up to date with our vaccines. This report is a timely reminder than vaccines make a difference.”
