More issues with the COVID-19 Booster Booking System December 9, 2021 Unipro2013main Irish News </p> <h2>People are not attending their Booster Appointments</h2> <p> “Micheál Martin shouldn’t really be in the habit of just parroting what the HSE tell him.” Kieran Cuddihy on the Taoiseach’s claim that people are not attending their booster appointments.<br /> The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says there are issues with the booster system that need to be ironed out.<br /> <br /> Over half of the 180,000 booster appointments made for last week were marked as ‘Did Not Attend’.<br /> <br /> It is believed some people are being offered multiple bookings for their booster – such as receiving it from their GP, but still being invited to attend a HSE clinic.<br /> <br /> Mr Varadkar says the amount of ‘no-shows’ is unusual, suggesting a wider problem.<br /> <br /> “Some vaccine centres that there’s a DNA rate – a Did Not Attend rate – of as high as 50%.<br /> <br /> “To me, that’s unusual.<br /> <br /> “In the health service, a 15% or a 20% DNA is not unusual – 50% is very high.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Newstalk</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
