Ireland excels at vaccinations — but infection rates still spiral

This winter will bring Covid and other viruses to the health system, along with catching up on treatment missed during the pandemic and the cyberattack.

Only three other European countries have more than 90% of adults vaccinated, ECDC data shows, so Ireland should be in a good place.

Ireland is one of the best for Covid vaccinations, so it is hard to comprehend why we are also topping infection tables. 

The latest figures show there were 2,193 confirmed cases on Tuesday and of the 513 Covid patients in hospital, 97 are in ICU, with senior health officials voicing increasing concerns about the prevalence of the disease in Ireland.