Will you be taking a booster?

Ring your GP and they can refer you for a test.

Just to dispel this stupid notion that GPs are profiteering from giving Covid vaccine. The payment for the vaccine is lower than the cost of a GP appointment. Many GPs opted out of the vaccine because of the affect on patient appointments. I own a Clinic which has GPs, they would prefer to focus on ill patients and the reception staff could most certainly do without the constant stream of phone calls from patients who are not yet due for the booster. Your name goes on a database and if you are in the category entitled to a booster, the text goes out, that directive comes from the HSE, not the GP. Trust me, you are just a PPS/telephone number, the reason you didn’t hear from them initially was because if it was a long time since your last visit, under GDPR your details would be removed from their contact database, your recent visit reactivated them.

It really is astonishing to see how misinformed some are two years into this.

There is absolutely no doubt that omicrone will not be the last letter of the Greek alphabet we will get to learn, so being registered there and them being proactive may benefit you someday. Assuming of course you understand the benefits of both the Clinic and the vaccine. No guarantee of that.

Incidentally, you can request that they delete your details. Give them a call.

Sorry, I edited my post while you were typing. If it was a long time since your last visit, under GDPR rules you are removed from the Clinics contact database. Hence why you weren’t contacted for the vaccine, and why after your recent visit, your details were added again to the database. Again, you can have them removed, that is your right.

Nialler, in case economics is not your strong point, I’ll try to make this clearer. There is a shortage of GPs in Ireland, as a result, GPs are overwhelmed, particularly this time of the year. The shortage is so bad, that many people cannot even find a Clinic willing to register them. The fee for vaccination is considerably less that what most GPs charge for a visit. So, in your opinion, is it profiteering when you receive LESS money for the service you provide? That would certainly be a unique perspective, especially when the directive comes from the HSE, not the Clinic.

Yes, he is saying that, because it's factual. You're talking to someone who owns a clinic and therefore knows the finances of such things better than you do. Your only argument is that they are outright lying to you, which is cringey at best.

GPs are overwhelmed, there is no need for them to advertise anything. They are only doing so under the directive of the HSE.

I am telling you, in comparison to normal sessions, vaccinations pay less. I’ll have to check but I think it’s around €30 for a vaccine as opposed to an average of €50-€70 for a GP appointment. It is also worth bearing in mind that up until recently the patients had to wait 15mins for observation after vaccination which severely limited the numbers of patients GPs could jab. In effect, that meant every patient was inside the clinic for at least 30mins.

Its not that I am lying or cringy, it’s that you don’t understand the subject matter so it is taking longer to explain.

Eh, no I didn't, not even a little bit. You're really clinging to straws aren't you?

Because they are directed to do by the HSE. You are free to answer my questions specifically for your GP if you wish rather than deflecting again.

As has already been explained to you by someone who owns a clinic, this is incorrect.