[ad_1] Deputy Medical Director Dr. Ronan Glynn has urged people to “keep their guard up” so that NPHET has more options before April 5 and a decision on the restrictions. Speaking at the HSE press conference tonight at the Health Department, Dr. Glynn said: “We need as many improvements as we can until March. “We … Read more
[ad_1] The latest update to the figures on COVID-19 cases and deaths in Ireland is scheduled to be released by NPHET tonight. A press conference is taking place at the Health Department and is expected to start around 5.30pm. It comes when schools were given the green light this morning to bring all elementary students, … Read more
[ad_1] Thousands of people will receive a share of 2 million euros in late payments from PUP this week. The Department of Social Protection confirmed that the arrears are owed to some 6,500 people who no longer receive PUPs and “who may not be expecting a payment this week.” A spokesperson said: “Payments will be … Read more
[ad_1] Ursula von der Leyen warned that the European Union could block further exports of the coronavirus vaccine, after Italy stopped a shipment to Australia. “That was not something exceptional,” the president of the European Commission told the business weekly Wirtschaftswoche. Rome revealed last week that it had blocked the export of 250,700 doses of … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 1 hour ago VACCINES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED and administered “as soon as they arrive,” Minister Simon Harris said. Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Claire Byrne, the Minister of Continuing and Higher Education said that 95% of people over the age of 85 have received their first injection of the Covid-19 vaccine. Vaccine supply … Read more
[ad_1] The deputy medical director has said that an increase in mobility indicators in the population “is cause for concern.” The National Public Health Emergency Team said mobility indicators are low and there was continued, slower but steady progress across all disease indicators. In his latest letter to the Minister of Health, sent last Thursday … Read more
[ad_1] The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s televised interview with Oprah Winfrey revealed a series of dramatic revelations. From Meghan’s suicidal thoughts to accusations of racism within the British, the royal family was racist and the entire extent of Harry’s fractured relationship with his father, the Prince of Wales, here are the main developments: Meghan’s … Read more
[ad_1] Politicians have seized on the nerves of the vaccine this week as nerves falter for the launch. Supporting and opposition deputies have been airing complaints from GPs and local voters as frustration over the pace of vaccines grows. For two weeks in a row, the HSE has not reached its own goal of 100,000 … Read more
[ad_1] The Health Products Regulatory Authority of Ireland has said it is closely following an Austrian investigation into reports of adverse events after vaccinating a batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Austrian authorities are investigating the death of one person and the illness of a second after receiving the vaccine and have suspended inoculations of a … Read more
[ad_1] Four people have already appeared in district courts in Cork and Kildare in connection with the protest event against Saturday’s blockade in Cork city, and another person is due to appear in court in Kerry. At least 450 people are estimated to have attended the protest in Cork city center on Saturday afternoon, despite … Read more