The national has come under criticism because of long wait times at mass vaccination centres, particularly in the main city hubs.

However, the HSE is now displaying wait times of booster centres on Twitter and wait times have reduced considerably.

Priscilla Lynch, Clinical Editor, Medical Independent and Liam Fanning, Professor of Immunovirology, University College Cork joined the Last Word to discuss.

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