Hundreds turned away from UCD vaccination centre amid high demand for boosters

“Hundreds who turned up for their booster shot at UCD on Saturday morning were turned away because of long queues and delays on the university campus …” (more)

[Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times, 11 December]

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