Pop up vaccination clinic to return to NUIG this week for second dose rollout

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A pop up vaccination clinic will open again today for students at NUIG and 11 other colleges nationwide.

The Higher Education Minister has announced vaccination week is being extended to provide second dose vaccines.

Pop-up vaccination centres were set up across 15 college sites two weeks ago.

Over 3,000 students received a vaccine with over half of them receiving their first dose.

Minister Simon Harris says starting today, they will return to 12 of those campuses to ensure those who received their first dose can access their second.

The sites will also offer first doses.

Minister Harris has also confirmed a rapid antigen testing pilot would be extended to seven campuses this autumn.