Doctors working in general practice are expressing concerns about how services will be impacted by the late arrival of the flu vaccine, as cases of Covid-19 rise in many counties and doctors' surgeries have to limit availability of appointments for non-Covid patients.
Dr Denis McCauley, a GP in Stranorlar in Co Donegal, told RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne that there is a finite amount of services in hospitals so it is not ideal that the vaccine is not available yet while respiratory illnesses rise, along with increased levels of Covid-19 in Donegal.
Dr McCauley has said that his practice is asking patients with non-Covid concerns not to call at the moment as it is so busy assessing patients with symptoms of the virus.