The Health Service Executive’s (HSE) South West will hold several free walk-in flu vaccination clinics for children in Cork this month.
The HSE is encouraging uptake of the children’s nasal flu vaccine (LAIV), as it is a quick and painless procedure that is administered in both nostrils, and provides strong and effective protection against the spread of viral illnesses.
The vaccine is aimed at children between the ages of two years old and 17 years old.
Dr Rebecca Marshall, specialist registrar in public health medicine, said the flu can be “serious for children and those around them”.
“These walk-in clinics offer an accessible way to ensure children are protected and to help reduce the spread of flu in our communities,” said Dr Marshall.
Clinics will take place at the Blackrock Hall Primary Care Centre from…
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