# Covid-19

Debunked: London Police are not criminally investigating COVID-19 vaccines

Despite accusations of murder, terrorism, genocide, and torture, no credible evidence was given.

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Jan 26th 2023, 1:51 PM

# respiratory illness

North Korea locks down capital over 'respiratory illness', report says

Residents of Pyongyang have been ordered to stay in their homes

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Jan 25th 2023, 9:47 AM

# Recovery Files

Cash for reforms: €700 billion EU recovery fund sparks concern and criticism

Analysis by Noteworthy and European journalists finds that Ireland is among several member states who repackaged old promises in reform plans.

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Jan 25th 2023, 6:05 AM

# flu season

Ireland has passed the peak of this year’s 'severe' flu season, according to the CMO

Flu cases have decreased by 48% in the past week.

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Jan 20th 2023, 5:22 PM

# jacinda ardern

From Christchurch attacks to Covid: Key moments from Jacinda Ardern's reign as New Zealand PM

‘Jacindamania’ has given way in recent months, with recent polls putting the centre-right coalition ahead.

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Jan 19th 2023, 11:04 AM

# stepping down

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation

Ardern said she would step down no later than 7 February because she no longer had ‘enough in the tank’.

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Jan 19th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Transport

Used car prices jump by almost 70% - due to pandemic, Brexit and Ukraine - report says

In particular, used cars in the lower end of the market are becoming less affordable despite being lower in safety standards and higher in emissions.

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Jan 19th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Trolley crisis

HSE boss: Flu, RSV and Covid figures at levels above Govt's 'most pessimistic modelling' for winter

Planning for next winter to begin early when health system is ‘over the worst’, says Stephen Mulvaney.

Health bosses will appear before the Oireachtas Health Committee today.

Covid, RSV and influenza continue to place significant pressure on GPs and hospitals.

HSE interim CEO to tell TDs that health service staff "do not believe this is acceptable".

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Jan 17th 2023, 12:47 PM

China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month

China has been widely accused of underreporting its number of coronavirus fatalities since the abandonment of its zero-Covid policy.

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Jan 14th 2023, 12:37 PM

# XBB.1.5

We need to talk about the 'Kraken' variant: What is it, and do we know what impact it could have?

XBB.1.5 is uniquely good at breaking the ‘door’ to the human body, but it’s not clear how much of a surge in cases it could cause.

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Jan 14th 2023, 9:00 AM

Debunked: Misleading graph used to argue that non-vaccinated people achieved ‘Zero Covid’

Unvaccinated people appear not to be affected by the disease — until you count deaths

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Jan 12th 2023, 3:44 PM

# House Of Commons

Brexiteer MP Andrew Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for comparing vaccines to Holocaust

Fellow Tories as well as Holocaust remembrance groups have slammed Bridgen’s remarks on Covid-19 vaccines.

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Jan 11th 2023, 3:22 PM

# Vaccines

Over 70% of workforce have received Covid vaccine and at least one booster, latest data shows

61% of employees have a first booster and 13% of employees in the state had a second booster.

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Jan 10th 2023, 2:59 PM

# winter surge

Over 200 medicines unavailable in Ireland, including cough syrups and soluble painkillers

There is a major shortage of over-the-counter treatments for respiratory illnesses and bacterial infections.

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Jan 9th 2023, 9:38 AM

China ends quarantine for overseas travellers

Beijing last month began a dramatic dismantling of a strategy that had enforced mandatory quarantines and lockdowns.

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Jan 8th 2023, 8:19 AM

# damar hamlin

Debunked: Claims that an NFL player collapsed due to a Covid-19 vaccine are completely unfounded

Multiple social media posts have incorrectly claimed that Hamlin’s collapse was caused by a Covid-19 vaccine.

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Jan 7th 2023, 6:30 AM

# winter surge

Immunologist says stronger advice on mask-wearing needed amid surge in respiratory viruses

Professor Christine Loscher told The Journal that the Government “missed a trick” in not issuing stronger advice sooner.

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Jan 7th 2023, 12:05 AM

China slams 'unacceptable' Covid curbs on travellers from its territory

China’s steep rise in infections comes after Beijing abruptly lifted years of hardline restrictions last month.

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Jan 3rd 2023, 10:07 PM

# Emergency Departments

INMO calls for return of mandatory mask-wearing in crowded settings amid record trolley numbers

Over 931 patients are without beds in Irish hospitals today – the highest number since records began in 2006.

Covid-19 and influenza cases continue to increase rapidly, while notifications of RSV are also increasing

A consultant at University Hospital Limerick said "conditions in many instances are inhumane"

Services at several hospitals around the country are under extreme pressure

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Jan 3rd 2023, 1:45 PM

# pandemic

Covid-19 inquiry 'should not be about pointing fingers' – Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar said he hopes to have an inquiry into the handling of the pandemic up and running this year.

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Jan 2nd 2023, 8:01 AM

Canada and Australia impose Covid rules on travellers from China

China is battling a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that had been in place for much of the pandemic.

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Jan 1st 2023, 8:22 AM

Last year

2022

WHO holds 'high-level meeting' with Chinese officials to discuss Covid-19 surge

It comes after Britain joined France and Spain in requiring that travellers arriving from China show a negative Covid test.

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Dec 30th 2022, 10:40 PM

# INMO

Urgent health service demand at never before seen levels amid 'worst year' for hospital overcrowding

It comes amid a warning from the HSE that ‘demand for urgent health services is rising well above levels we have seen before’.

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Dec 30th 2022, 3:52 PM

EU health agency says China traveller screening 'unjustified' in bloc

Hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of infections following Beijing’s decision to abandon its zero-covid policy.

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Dec 29th 2022, 4:44 PM

Debunked: Self-proclaimed ‘inventor’ of mRNA vaccines makes nonsense claims about spike proteins

A COVID-19 infection can unleash literally billions of virions inside the body, each with dozens of spike proteins on their surface.

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Dec 29th 2022, 3:01 PM

FactCheck newsletter: Covid, climate change and Ukraine dominated disinformation narratives in 2022

The ‘unholy trinity’ were prevalent throughout Europe this year.

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Dec 29th 2022, 12:00 PM

# Moving On

Australia deportation nightmare will stay with me forever: Djokovic

The 21-time grand slam champion is happy to be back in the country for the Australian Open.

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Dec 29th 2022, 11:56 AM

# Coronavirus

People aged 18 to 49 can now receive a second Covid-19 booster

Appointments can be made on the HSE website, with appointments available from today.

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Dec 29th 2022, 8:42 AM

# Coronavirus

US to require negative Covid tests for travelers from China after country's sudden Covid pivot

The United States says China is not sharing enough information about the surge in coronavirus cases there.

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Dec 28th 2022, 8:25 PM

Explainer: What's happening with Covid-19 in China?

The country has abandoned its harsh zero-covid approach, but an explosion of cases has prompted concerns about the outbreak spreading to other countries.

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Dec 28th 2022, 12:52 PM

# Respiratory viruses

Public urged by CMO to wear masks on transport and in crowds to reduce spread of viruses

Prof Breda Smyth said that wearing a mask is not just about protecting ourselves individually, ‘It’s for everyone.’

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Dec 26th 2022, 6:00 PM

Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day, says official

A health official was quoted in a local news outlet said Qindao was seeing up to 530,000 new cased a day.

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Dec 24th 2022, 7:18 AM

Taoiseach asks HSE to 'deploy all available resources' in response to respiratory viruses surge

Frontline healthcare workers ‘feel that they have been abandoned to a situation that was avoidable,’ the INMO’s general secretary said.

Taoiseach has said that HSE must deploy all available resources to combat virus surge.

HSE said they're seeing more people currently in hospital with Covid-19 than had been expected.

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Dec 23rd 2022, 2:20 PM

Debunked: Call to take mRNA vaccines off the market relies on dodgy death data

A group, chaired by a US senator, couldn’t think of another explanation for deaths during the pandemic.

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Dec 22nd 2022, 12:02 PM

# lockdown over

WHO concerned over China Covid cases but country claims no new deaths

Beijing last week admitted the scale of the outbreak has become ‘impossible’ to track

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Dec 21st 2022, 5:44 PM

Covid cases soar in China after sudden easing of harsh lockdowns

The United States has warned the outbreak is now of concern to the rest of the world.

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Dec 20th 2022, 1:35 PM

# Winter Dose

HSE on 'higher state of alert' as Covid-19 and other illnesses cause concern

Covid-19 hospitalisations and outbreaks in nursing homes have increased in recent weeks.

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Dec 15th 2022, 5:10 PM