Clare students are being encouraged to avail of walk-in Covid-19 vaccine clinics at third level institutions in the region this week.
The University of Limerick, Limerick Institute of Technology and Mary Immaculate College are hosting two days of free walk-in vaccine clinics for those who wish to avail of their first or second dose of the Pfizer jab.
According to the latest provisional figures, vaccination rates in the Mid-West continue to steadily increase among all eligible age groups,.
Here in Clare 95.3% of adults in Clare have had at least one dose of the vaccine, while 71.6% of 12 to 17 year-olds have had at least one dose and 83.7% of 18 to 19 year-olds.
The clinics, which are led by the UL Hospital group, will run between 10am and 7pm today at Thursday at LIT and at the same time on Tuesday and Wednesday at UL and Mary I.
