Almost 20,000 cases reported over past fortnight as public urged to keep following public health advice

Parents are urged to read up on all of the information available on vaccines and children through the HSE before making a decision on whether or not to vaccinate their child.

There have been 1,522 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, the Department of Health has said.

There are 217 Covid-19 patients in hospital, with 34 people in intensive care.