Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. That was an important, timely and seasonal reminder. I was in a number of pharmacies over the past couple of weeks and saw that some were participating in the roll-out of the vaccination programme, along with GPs, health clinics and the like, and in reaching to a number of services. That is really important. The more people who get vaccinated in advance of the flu season, the better. It will certainly stand to them. However, it will not stand to them alone; it will also stand to the population at large. Therefore, I encourage people to get themselves vaccinated.

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