[ad_1] Ireland will receive a “large volume” of AstraZeneca vaccines in the coming weeks, the Irish president of the pharmaceutical company said, after weeks of criticism about the impact of its unreliable deliveries on the state’s vaccine rollout. In an interview with The Irish Times, Dan Wygal declined to apologize for the huge deficit in … Read more
[ad_1] The number of Covid-19 vaccination doses administered will surpass the 750,000 mark this weekend as deployment continues at GP-operated vaccination centers at Munster University of Technology in Cork and Merlin Park in Galway. In addition, the five walk-in testing centers will continue to operate for asymptomatic people in Dublin and Tullamore. A total of … Read more
[ad_1] Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said his Department will carry out an “urgent and detailed review” of cases in which the state maintained files containing medical and educational information on children with autism. RTÉ Investigates reported that information about children involved in long-dormant court cases was constructed over several years by the Health Department … Read more
[ad_1] PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS have confirmed another 584 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland. In addition, 20 more people have died with Covid-19. The latest update from the Department of Health brings the total number of cases to 233,327 and the number of people who have died to 4,651. Of the cases reported today: 297 … Read more
[ad_1] Twenty teachers and staff from St Gerard’s School in Co Dublin were vaccinated at Beacon Hospital this week, significantly ahead of their place on the vaccination schedule. The private hospital in Sandyford, south of Dublin, said the problem arose because there were 20 “leftover” vaccine doses on Tuesday night. About 1,096 Health Service Executive … Read more
[ad_1] Children’s Ombudsman Niall Muldoon has said that RTÉ Investigates’ revelations that the Department of Health has been secretly using information from private medical practices to compile and maintain files on children with autism who participated in legal action against he was very enraged by the state. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, he described those … Read more
[ad_1] Updated 53 minutes ago THE NUMBER OF people with Covid-19 in Irish hospitals has dropped slightly to 308. According to the latest HSE data, there are 308 people being treated for Covid-19 at the hospital, at 8pm last night. On Monday, 359 people were being treated for Covid-19 at the hospital. At 8pm last … Read more
[ad_1] Easter camps for children have been blacklisted by public health officials amid concerns that game dates, St. Patrick’s Day parties and Mother’s Day celebrations have been fueling the spread of the Covid-19. This occurs when the Covid-19 spread remains volatile and the overall situation is “high risk.” “Going between the game dates, the St. … Read more
[ad_1] All people over the age of 16 who live within 3 miles of a walk-in Covid-19 testing center are encouraged to come in and get tested. A total of 1,600 people came to five testing centers across the country today for a test. Dr. Miriam Owens, a public health specialist at Nphet, said tonight … Read more
[ad_1] Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the US president said at tonight’s European Council meeting that the US and the European Commission will work closely together to remove any bottlenecks that delay vaccine production and delivery. During a lull in the Council’s discussions, Micheál Martin said that Joe Biden’s intervention was very positive and indicated a … Read more