Delighted to have received my first jab on Friday in the Aviva. However, I was shocked at the extent of the queues for what were pre-bookings.
I arrived 10 minutes before my appointment but I was queuing for an hour and 20 minutes outside the stadium just to confirm I’d arrived. Once inside, I queued for over an hour for registration and eventually the jab. Total time - 2 and a half hours.
I don’t wish to appear ungrateful. All of the staff and volunteers were professional and friendly, but something’s gone wrong.
it’s not an isolated experience. Anyone I know who’s been vaccinated in the Aviva has had the same experience. Apart from the inconvenience, it can’t be good to have so many unvaccinated people in such close proximity for so long.
Other centres seem to operate much more quickly. Friends of mine who used the helix and puchestown were in and out in far less time - 45 minutes in the case of the helix, 20 mins in punchestown.
I arrived 10 minutes before my appointment but I was queuing for an hour and 20 minutes outside the stadium just to confirm I’d arrived. Once inside, I queued for over an hour for registration and eventually the jab. Total time - 2 and a half hours.
I don’t wish to appear ungrateful. All of the staff and volunteers were professional and friendly, but something’s gone wrong.
it’s not an isolated experience. Anyone I know who’s been vaccinated in the Aviva has had the same experience. Apart from the inconvenience, it can’t be good to have so many unvaccinated people in such close proximity for so long.
Other centres seem to operate much more quickly. Friends of mine who used the helix and puchestown were in and out in far less time - 45 minutes in the case of the helix, 20 mins in punchestown.