The Director of Public Health in the North West says anti-vaccine campaigns may be responsible for a low covid vaccine uptake in Donegal.
The Irish Independent yesterday revealed that Donegal has the second lowest vaccine uptake in the country at 83%, almost 10% below the national average.
Dr Anthony Breslin told today’s Nine til Noon Show that social media groups promoting anti-vax material particularly in areas of Donegal Town and Inishowen are impacting uptake rates.
He says efforts are ongoing to combat this:
