Vaccination

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Elaine-Loughlin
Elaine Loughlin: Two initial vaccines now provide little more protection than HSE card they are written on
Daniel McConnell: Public will not stand for shifting the goalposts of Ireland's 'freedom day'
Daniel McConnell: Public will not stand for shifting the goalposts of Ireland's 'freedom day'
Better answers are required of our leaders, who are seeking to impose restrictions on our free movement until the spring

Sat, 23 Oct, 2021

Making a choice of sanitary pads
Thousands of women report period disruption after Covid-19 vaccinations
— however, the menstrual cycle disruptions are expected to be 'short-lived'

Fri, 17 Sep, 2021

More walk-in vaccination clinics to open in Cork for last leg of vaccine rollout
More walk-in vaccination clinics to open in Cork for last leg of vaccine rollout
Clonakilty GAA club and Bantry Primary Care Centre will be operating from next week as walk-in vaccination centres

Wed, 25 Aug, 2021

Coronavirus - Sat Aug 7, 2021
Pfizer vaccine effectiveness declines faster than AstraZeneca – study
The findings, which have not yet been peer reviewed, also suggest that those infected with the Delta variant after their second jab had similar peak levels of virus to unvaccinated people

Thu, 19 Aug, 2021

Swabbing, ambulance cover, and vaccinations, the army are integral in our defence against Covid
Swabbing, ambulance cover, and vaccinations, the army are integral in our defence against Covid
Army sergeants, Gavin Egan and Tony O'Sullivan - members of the Defence Forces Central Medical Unit but based in Collins Barracks, Cork - have been working almost constantly with the HSE since Covid-19 hit the country early last year

Sun, 18 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Apr 7, 2021
Hospital numbers could increase at a 'significant pace' as Covid cases rise
While the community positivity rate reduced from 8.4% on Friday to 6.7% on Saturday, Paul Reid says the rise in case numbers could put hospitals under pressure

Sun, 18 Jul, 2021

evening traffic at airport
French airport operator raises fresh doubt over resumption of air travel 
The spread in Europe of a more contagious form of Covid-19 is dashing hopes of recovery in air travel, with the head of a major airports' operator warning that it could cut short any rebound.

Sun, 04 Jul, 2021

In this photo illustration, a TikTok logo is seen displayed
Spoken word TikTok part of €100k vaccine promo plan aimed at young people
A spokeswoman for the department said the project is expected to run for at least six months

Sat, 03 Jul, 2021

Launch of Slaintecare Implementation Strategy & Action Plan 2021-2023
'Significant acceleration' of vaccine programme will avoid waste
Those under 35 can now opt-in to receive a one-shot Janssen vaccine in participating pharmacies from the beginning of next week

Fri, 02 Jul, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Let’s keep an eye on the bigger prize
Irish Examiner view: Let’s keep an eye on the bigger prize
Hunger to get life back to normal as the pandemic wanes needs to be balanced with a responsibility to the vulnerable in our population

Mon, 28 Jun, 2021

Colm O'Regan: Even after the announcement of a vaccine, things are still meh
Colm O'Regan: 'I never saw so many men looking shook by the arrival of that early stage bald patch'
This week Colm got his vaccine in Dublin: "Obviously I’ll get a Cork shot for my booster. A bit like having the church wedding after the registry office."

Sun, 27 Jun, 2021

Figures show Ireland at the bottom of the table for aviation recovery
Figures show Ireland at the bottom of the table for aviation recovery
Ireland's traffic levels at less than 25% while rest of Europe hit milestone 50% level on Sunday

Mon, 21 Jun, 2021

Irish Examiner view: All rich nations must share vaccines
Irish Examiner view: All rich nations must share vaccines
The WHO has warned that low levels of vaccination in poorer nations could lead to the emergence of dangerous variants resistant to current vaccines so it is in all our interests to share

Thu, 10 Jun, 2021

Wednesday TV Tips: Husband of murdered mum campaigns to keep killer out of Kildare town
Wednesday TV Tips: Husband of murdered mum campaigns to keep killer out of Kildare town
Marú Inár Measc covers Ray Quinn's struggle to overcome the murder of wife Joyce, and efforts to stop her killer returning to their town

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

Children in schools
Letters to the Editor: Time to take sex ed out of the classroom and move it online
Sex education is one subject that would benefit from a standard approach through an online programme. 

Tue, 11 May, 2021

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Oliver Mangan: Pointers suggest Biden's US economy is on cusp of historic boom
The US economy contracted much less than initially feared last year and it is on train to rebound this year as the rapid rollout of highly effective vaccines, substantial levels of fiscal spending and a rundown of household savings boosts growth.

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Apr 7, 2021
Letters to the Editor: We are not out of woods so vaccinate more quickly
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) will this week advise on the use of the J&Js vaccine. With a similar risk profile to AstraZeneca’s vaccine, they may recommend limiting use to the over 60s.

Mon, 26 Apr, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Mar 29, 2021
No deaths and 123 Covid-19 cases as over-45s included in NI vaccine rollout
No further deaths of people who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland were reported by the Department of Health on Wednesday. Another 123 confirmed cases of the virus were recorded in the last 24-hour reporting period.

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Avoid divide of rich and poor over vaccine
Letters to the Editor: Avoid divide of rich and poor over vaccine
The global community should avoid a rich-poor divide between the Western world and countries of the Global South, in how coronavirus vaccines are distributed.

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021

Coronavirus - Sun Mar 28, 2021
Irish Examiner View: How is this queue dodge different?
The Beacon Hospital Covid-19 vaccination controversy is just another event in a long list of queue-jumping in our health services.

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021

New vaccine jab for babies
Irish Examiner View: Preposterous bureaucracy tying up vaccination programme in red tape
Red tape delays vaccines

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final 2020
Croke Park joins list of vaccination rollout centres
Over 800,753 jabs given but frustration at access grows 

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Mar 17, 2021
Living in the Republic 'won't rule people' out from vaccination in North
Obtaining a vaccine in the North has become a more attractive option for Irish citizens given the UK’s rollout of the inoculations has greatly outpaced that of the EU.

Sun, 21 Mar, 2021

Coronavirus - Tue Oct 27, 2020
Billy Kelleher: The EU can, and must, speed up vaccine delivery
Eyebrows have been raised in capitals across the EU thanks to tardy authorisation processes, the lack of transparency on contracts, and certain member states trying to jump the queue

Mon, 01 Feb, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Jan 13, 2021
End of year before country is fully vaccinated, says Taoiseach
The preferred deadline of September to have all adults vaccinated, as stated by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, will be missed

Sat, 30 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus - Tue Jan 26, 2021
Fears Ireland's supply of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine could be halved
Last night’s meeting of the EU Commission and AstraZeneca failed to resolve a dispute over delivery dates

Thu, 28 Jan, 2021

After 10 months to plan, why is the world muddling through vaccination? 
After 10 months to plan, why is the world muddling through vaccination? 
The incompetence of countries in dealing with the onslaught of Covid-19 is being mirrored in their incompetence at vaccination, writes Clara Ferreira Marques

Sun, 17 Jan, 2021

Laganside Court
Justice system staff should be considered for moving up vaccine queue – coroner
Justice system staff should consider making a request to be bumped up the coronavirus vaccination queue, a coroner has suggested.

Tue, 12 Jan, 2021

Nun who lived through Spanish Flu: 'Vaccinate a young person or frontline worker before me'
Nun who lived through Spanish Flu: 'Vaccinate a young person or frontline worker before me'
A Cork-based nun who is just a few days shy of her 103rd birthday believes a younger person should be given the Covid-19 vaccine before her. Sr Colette Hickey was born on January 31, 1918, just before the Spanish Flu pandemic struck.

Thu, 07 Jan, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Dec 21, 2020
More than half a million people in the UK have received Covid-19 vaccine, Boris Johnson says
More than half a million people in the UK have been vaccinated against Covid-19, according to Boris Johnson.

Tue, 29 Dec, 2020

Fergus Finlay's 2021 predictions: Croke Park rebranded Ryanair Park, the Donald moves to Britain
Fergus Finlay's 2021 predictions: Croke Park rebranded Ryanair Park, the Donald moves to Britain
Fergus Finlay channels a famous French astrologer and attempts to pick out some possible 2021 highlights

Tue, 29 Dec, 2020

EU Virus Outbreak EMA Explainer
Ireland's Covid cases are rising, but we are still in a good position compared to our neighbours 
There is hope now for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic but many months to go before normality returns.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2020

Coronavirus - Thu Dec 10, 2020
Northern Ireland’s leaders prepared to take coronavirus vaccination in public
First Minister Arlene Foster also dismissed concerns around the jab raised by one of her party’s councillors as “palpably not true”

Thu, 10 Dec, 2020

Twitter and HSE collaborate to highlight public health information on vaccinations
Twitter and HSE collaborate to highlight public health information on vaccinations

Twitter has partnered with the HSE to promote credible information on vaccinations.

Mon, 07 Oct, 2019

Harris writes to social media giants and tech firm bosses in bid to stop 'misinformation' about vaccines
Harris writes to social media giants and tech firm bosses in bid to stop 'misinformation' about vaccines

In letters seen by the Irish Examiner, Mr Harris has called internet company bosses to a meeting to focus on how to combat the spread of misinformation about vaccinations.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2019

HPV vaccine concerns: GPs should not dismiss worries
HPV vaccine concerns: GPs should not dismiss worries

The HPV vaccine will be made available to first-year boys in secondary schools in Ireland for the first time from next week. Until now, boys have not been included in the free human papillomavirus school vaccination programme.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2019

Government bid to end anti-vaccination myths
Government bid to end anti-vaccination myths

The Government will not introduce mandatory vaccination but instead seek to stamp out myths and set up an alliance to boost the uptake of immunisations.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2019

'Distressing' to see vaccinations 'undermined and underused', says leading medic
'Distressing' to see vaccinations 'undermined and underused', says leading medic

The growing anti-vaccination movement for measles is a serious threat to public health, a leading medic is warning.

Tue, 18 Jun, 2019

Harris: 'We really need to call on the anti-vaxxers to cop on'
Harris: 'We really need to call on the anti-vaxxers to cop on'

Mr Harris said they also needed to call out the TDs who continued to write nonsense in relation to vaccination.

Fri, 22 Mar, 2019

TD calls on Facebook to 'take responsibility' over false claims about vaccination on its platform
TD calls on Facebook to 'take responsibility' over false claims about vaccination on its platform

A Fine Gael TD has criticised Facebook for allowing anti-vaccination "propaganda" to be aimed at parents.

Sat, 02 Mar, 2019

Smear backlog delays HPV testing
Smear backlog delays HPV testing

The introduction of HPV testing is set to be delayed beyond this year as the HSE struggles to clear the 78,000 smear check backlog.

Thu, 14 Feb, 2019

Mum whose two kids battled meningitis hopes for vaccine programme 'sooner rather than later'
Mum whose two kids battled meningitis hopes for vaccine programme 'sooner rather than later'

A Meath mum who helplessly watched both her children battle deadly meningitis - seven years apart - says she hopes the government will extend the vaccination programme for the disease's B strain "sooner rather than later".

Sun, 13 Jan, 2019

HPV vaccine campaigner given honarary degree from UCD
HPV vaccine campaigner given honarary degree from UCD

A patient with cervical cancer who campaigned to ensure girls get the HPV jab, is to be given an honorary degree at UCD today.

Wed, 12 Dec, 2018

HPV vaccine to be extended to boys next year
HPV vaccine to be extended to boys next year

The health watchdog has recommended extending the HPV vaccine to boys.

Fri, 07 Dec, 2018

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