Covid19 pop-up vaccination clinic in Oldcastle

A HSE pop-up vaccination centre will take place at Oldcastle Health Centre on Friday 24th March from 2.00pm – 3.30pm for children aged 6 months to 4 years and for persons over the age of 12 years, from 3.45pm – 5.45pm.

Persons can walk in on the day or book an appointment online:

https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/get-the-vaccine/booking/

The vaccination clinic will be for children aged 6 months to 4 years and persons over the age of 12 years. Vaccinations will be provided to those requiring Dose 1, Dose 2, and where eligible & meeting the criteria, those identified for Booster 1 & 2 vaccinations. Vaccine on offer will be Pfizer.

Health Care Workers are eligible to attend also – please bring photo ID / letter from employer.

The aim is to maximise vaccine uptake in those who have not yet availed of, or, require Covid 19 vaccination/booster.

Maura Coyle Meade, Operations Manager Simonstown Community Vaccination Centre, which is providing the clinic, said: “Our aim is to provide an accessible site for children aged 6 months to 4 years and any persons 12 years and older who have not yet received a vaccination/booster/second vaccination to attend our pop-up clinic to avail of a vaccine. We have made great progress with our community vaccination programme throughout Midlands Louth Meath CHO and we want to build on these gains and ensure as many people as possible avail of the vaccine.”