[ad_1] People who have concerns about upcoming coronavirus vaccines should not be treated as anti-vaccine activists, said the state’s deputy chief medical officer, Dr. Ronan Glynn. Dr. Glynn said that there will always be “a very small proportion of people who will be strongly against vaccines, who will never get vaccinated and spread misinformation.” The … Read more
[ad_1] The latest informational meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team has heard that the infection rate is “static” and no further improvement is expected in the coming weeks. The briefing heard that there have been six more deaths and 183 new cases, bringing the total to 73,228 cases. However, deputy chief medical officer … Read more
[ad_1] It has been a busy week of news on Covid-19, with Level 5 restrictions relaxed on Tuesday and positive news on the development of potential vaccines for the coronavirus. Tonight there have also been 183 new cases of the virus and six deaths related to Covid, reported by the Department of Health. Both the … Read more
[ad_1] PEOPLE BUYING TICKETS for next summer’s concerts should be aware that they will not be entitled to refunds if events are rescheduled, the Tánaiste has said. Leo Varadkar said there was “no guarantee” that such events would take place and that it could be “some time yet” before mass gatherings are allowed. The Longitude … Read more
[ad_1] Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that major events including concerts, parties and other “mass gatherings” may not take place next summer and warned ticket buyers that they may not get refunds if an event is not held. performed as it can be reprogrammed. He also said that the decision on who would be given … Read more
[ad_1] The process behind the development of a Covid-19 vaccine accelerated, but “no corners have been cut,” said a spokesman for the World Health Organization. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Dr. Margaret Harris said the process to develop a Covid-19 vaccine was sped up but there were no shortcuts. Dr. Harris said that the science … Read more
[ad_1] Covid-19 vaccines have not been rushed and the science needed to develop them had already existed since the time of Sars and Mers, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “The corners have not been cut,” said Dr. Margaret Harris. Regulatory authorities were kept up-to-date during the development process so they could … Read more
[ad_1] A leading medical expert has assured people that the Covid-19 vaccines were not rushed. But it comes with a caveat that all public health measures must still be followed for the vaccine to work effectively in the community. The news is the continuation of Taoiseach Micheal Martin confirming that the government would bear the … Read more
[ad_1] In the plague-deserted corridors of the academy, lonely professors wept for joy on their dusty mortar boards. White-coated caskets ditched microscopes in bright labs and danced around test tubes. In Sweden, young Greta smiled happily. What a day for the planet. What a day. First the vaccine and now this. It could have been … Read more
[ad_1] The government has said that the Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine could be available in Ireland in early January, if approved by the European Medicines Agency in the coming weeks. The Taoiseach told the Dáil that the infrastructure to implement the vaccine was already in place. Mass immunization is expected to begin in the UK … Read more