# CDC

Last year

2022

# Bad luck

Taoiseach: 'I'm disappointed personally, but it's not the end of the world'

Micheál Martin must remain in the US for a number of days under public health advice.

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Mar 17th 2022, 8:37 PM

# debunked

Debunked: No, the CDC is not selling $4.6 billion worth of vaccines each year

The CDC is the national public health agency in the United States.

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Jan 28th 2022, 4:21 PM

All time

# CDC

US travellers told to avoid Ireland due rising Covid-19 case numbers

Other countries for which US travel advice was upgraded includes Greece, Malta, and the Isle of Man.

The US CDC is advising Americans to reconsider travel to sixteen destinations due to the risk of Covid-19, even if vaccinated.

Other countries include Greece, Malta, and the Isle of Man.

The US continues to restrict travel from the European Union.

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Aug 3rd 2021, 1:47 PM

# international travel

'Unreasonable' to ask fully vaccinated people to wait for Green Cert to become operational, says transport minister

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan says fully vaccinated people should be exempt from testing and quarantine.

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May 25th 2021, 7:54 PM

# Air Travel

Blocking middle seats on planes reduces virus risk by half, study suggests

Airlines don’t agree, they argue that filters and air-flow systems on most planes make them safe when passengers wear face masks.

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Apr 15th 2021, 8:06 AM

# MRNA Vaccines

Real world study finds Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines are 90% effective

In further encouraging news, one dose of either vaccine resulted in 80% protection against infection.

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Mar 29th 2021, 4:51 PM

# CDC

US to require travellers from UK to have negative Covid-19 test before their flight

Airlines must deny boarding to any passenger who does not get a test, US authorities said.

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Dec 25th 2020, 3:40 PM

# Cold Case

FactCheck: Can a common cold cause a positive Covid-19 test?

A claim that started in the US, which suggests that a case of cold or flu, or a previous vaccine against them, can give a positive Covid-19 test result, has reached Ireland.

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Jul 24th 2020, 4:17 PM

# factcheck

Debunked: No, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Anthony Fauci and the WHO are not being charged with genocide

The false message being shared on Facebook claims they are due to appear before a human rights tribunal next week.

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May 29th 2020, 3:26 PM

# future plans

CDC recommendation suggests lengthy sports shut-down

The NBA and other major sports leagues in the United States could be idle for longer than initially anticipated.

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Mar 16th 2020, 11:20 AM

# China

Coronavirus case confirmed in Germany as death toll reaches 106 in China

In the US, authorities have warned citizens against all non-essential travel to China.

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Jan 28th 2020, 12:08 PM

# adenovirus

Six children die after severe viral outbreak at New Jersey health centre

The rehabilitation centre helps “medically fragile children” in the US state.

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Oct 24th 2018, 7:45 AM

# wynwood

Pregnant women warned to stay away from this Miami neighbourhood as Zika spreads

The virus is being spread by mosquitoes there. Pregnant women living there are told to abstain or use barrier protection during sex.

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Aug 1st 2016, 7:37 PM

# pillows of cash

Don't get enough sleep? Try getting rich

It seems wealth has its privileges.

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Apr 9th 2015, 4:10 PM

# Smallpox

Forgotten smallpox vials discovered in US research centre

World health authorities had believed the only samples left of the disease were safely and securely stored away.

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Jul 8th 2014, 6:56 PM

# living doll

Here's what Barbie would look like if she was a real woman

Got the one and only walking, talking…

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Jul 4th 2013, 9:28 AM

# Research

US suicide rates have risen sharply since economic crisis

Researchers found that the number of suicides more than quadrupled in the United States between 2008 and 2010, echoing the findings of similar research in Ireland.

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Nov 5th 2012, 6:45 AM