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All people living on the Islands off Galway must be vaccinated on the same visit as it makes "no sense" to carry out a "handful of vaccinations", and still leave the rest of the community exposed to Covid-19.

People with serious illnesses and carers are not being given the priority they need under the current vaccination roll-out, which should be focussed on "the most vulnerable people and those most at risk".

The roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign began in Mayo University Hospital on Wednesday, January 6.

The chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the local public hospitals, has appealed to people to rely on trusted, responsible sources for information on the Covid-19 vaccine.

‘OK Who’s Next?’, a Galway-based Enterprise Ireland-supported business, has announced that it is placed to immediately support pharmacies and health centres in the Covid-19 vaccination rollout with its online app-based appointment booking platform.

A campaign to inform people about the cost and availability of flu vaccine needs to get the message out to everyone in the coming weeks, Fianna Fail Cllr Donogh Killilea told the Regional Health Forum this week.

ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, has highlighted the need for increased home care services across the country, enabling older people to remain at home as they age.

The PSI, the pharmacy regulator, is inviting feedback from the public on its draft corporate strategy for 2021-2023.

The head of a national meningitis support and awareness organisation is appealing to the public to be vigilant in the wake of an increase in meningococcal disease (the leading cause of meningitis in this country) recently.