Vaccines will be pushed back by two days.

As Storm Barra buffets Cork with wind and rain, almost all of the county’s public services have been forced to close for the day — including Covid vaccination and testing sites.

While many would have been scheduled to receive a vaccination or booster shot today, the rescheduling of appointments has now been clarified.

In a statement issued this morning, the South/South West Hospital Group has confirmed that those who were due to receive their vaccine at the Cork City Hall site will now receive their vaccine at the same time slot on Thursday, December 9th.

While Cork city and Bantry faced significant flooding this morning, Cork Chamber has since confirmed that no property damage has been reported as a result of the severe weather. At present, ESB have warned that around 3,300 homes and properties in Cork are without electricity due to high winds.

Elsewhere, emergency services have attended. scene on Meade St. where a woman reportedly fell from a rooftop three stories high. Reporting in the Irish Examiner suggests that the woman’s injuries are not life-threatening and that the circumstances around the incident are being investigated.

The woman is believed to be in her early 20s or late 30s, and has been taken to hospital by ambulance.

Header image via Cork City Council