[ad_1] The government expects at least four million people in the state to be vaccinated against Covid -19 by the end of September. Updated projections sent by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to TDs on Wednesday night say that while 700,000 people will be vaccinated by the end of March, the state now expects to receive … Read more
[ad_1] There are some “early signs of hope” in the number of Covid-19 cases being reported daily, as well as the positivity rate for Covid tests, the medical director said. However, Dr. Tony Holohan has warned that “we have a long, very long way to go” and we are likely to see a worsening of … Read more
[ad_1] Health workers who are on leave for being a close contact of a Covid-19 case are asked to return to work if they are asymptomatic due to stress on the health service. There are currently more than 7,000 HSE employees out of work, Chief Operating Officer Ann O’Connor confirmed this morning. There are currently … Read more
[ad_1] “Marcus Rashford is waging a brilliant war, but he must be careful not to let his football suffer,” is an incredibly forceful title from the Daily telegraph, second only to the brilliance of the subtitle: ‘The Manchester United player frequently gave away the ball Tuesday night after a day fighting to protect starving children … Read more
[ad_1] THE SUPERMARKET HEADS HAVE TOLD THE UK GOVERNMENT URGENT INTERVENTION IS NEEDED TO PREVENT ANY MORE INTERRUPTIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND’S FOOD SUPPLIES The CEOs of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Iceland, Co-Op and Marks & Spencer have written to Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove. Sold out shelves in several supermarkets have been seen in the early … Read more
[ad_1] It is reasonable to expect to see a large number of Covid-19-related deaths in the coming days, the deputy chief medical officer said. Dr. Ronan Glynn made the prediction on RTÉ’s Six One News after the Health Department reported 46 more Covid-19-related deaths tonight. Two of the deaths reported today occurred in December 2020, … Read more
[ad_1] The first delivery of the Modern Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Ireland this afternoon. Moderna began its deliveries to the EU and EEA member states yesterday. Ireland has reserved 875,000 doses of the vaccine. On Twitter tonight, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly welcomed Moderna’s delivery. Donnelly said the first installment was small, but that “every shot … Read more
[ad_1] Spain aims for all residents of its nursing homes to have received a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by the end of the week, Health Minister Salvador Illa said today after a cabinet meeting. Since starting its vaccination campaign at the end of December and with the increase in new infections, Spain has … Read more
[ad_1] Single mothers in Ireland faced a “brutally misogynistic culture” for decades, a minister said after the publication of a report on the deaths of 9,000 children and babies. A five-year investigation by a judicial commission of inquiry details how children died in 18 institutions for single mothers and their babies between 1922 and 1998. … Read more
[ad_1] The Commission of Inquiry has said it found a “shocking level of infant mortality” in the homes of mothers and babies. In her long-awaited report, she said that the proportion of women admitted to such homes in Ireland was probably the highest in the world in the 20th century. The commission’s final report on … Read more