More than 100,000 booster jabs given by Newry, Mourne and Down's health trusts

By Patrick Jack, Data Reporter
Published 31st Mar 2022, 13:09 BST
EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 File photo dated 20/11/21 of a vial of Covid-19 vaccine, as The UK is pledging £160 million to a major scientific project working on speeding up vaccine development for deadly diseases.EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 File photo dated 20/11/21 of a vial of Covid-19 vaccine, as The UK is pledging £160 million to a major scientific project working on speeding up vaccine development for deadly diseases.
EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 File photo dated 20/11/21 of a vial of Covid-19 vaccine, as The UK is pledging £160 million to a major scientific project working on speeding up vaccine development for deadly diseases.
Nearly a million people have received a booster jab in Northern Ireland in the fight against coronavirus – with more than 100,000 administered by the two health trusts serving Newry, Mourne and Down.

Nearly a million people have received a booster jab in Northern Ireland in the fight against coronavirus – with more than 100,000 administered by the two health trusts serving Newry, Mourne and Down.

Northern Ireland Department of Health data shows 981,045 people had been boosted by Tuesday (March 29).

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It includes 558,535 boosters given by GPs across the country, plus 113,516 by Southern Health and Social Care Trust and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, which both serve Newry, Mourne and Down.