The country’s first formal drive-through flu vaccination clinic could serve as template for delivering a Covid-19 vaccine to large numbers whenever one becomes available, according to a GP involved in the new scheme. Dr Mike Thompson of the Imokilly Medical Centre in Midleton, Co Cork established the East Cork Flu Vaccine Drive-Through Clinic, which, over the weekend, vaccinated an estimated 1,000 people against the flu. “And we decided to preserve out GP capacity from Monday to Friday by setting up the clinic at the weekends so we had a team of three doctors, a nurse, two administrators and a medical student administering the vaccine.”Cars queue up for the drive-through flu vaccine clinic. “We don’t have any Covid-19 vaccine yet but very definitely this model could be used – it’s easy to operate, it’s quick, convenient and safe with people staying in their cars. “So we’re hoping that in our case after the success of the drive-through clinic weekend, the HSE will supply more vaccines to supply the clinic as our next session on October 31st/November 1st is already booked out.”

Source: The Irish Times October 11, 2020 17:26 UTC