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Thursday 22 October 2020
All of the 600,000 children’s doses will also be available by this time.
Rates of healthcare worker vaccine uptake, particularly in nursing homes, remain low.
The HSPC also outlined testing recommendations for a number of settings including nursing homes and workplaces.
For the first time, children aged 2-12 are also entitled to a free flu vaccine.
Experts warn that their findings paint a grim picture for the colder weather, when it is thought the disease may re-emerge.
Flu season normally puts the Irish health system under strain.
Strict new coronavirus measures have come into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The overcrowding has been made worse by flu season, according to the HSE.
Children under 12 are not permitted to visit the hospital, it said today.
There has been a marked increase in flu presentations in comparison to last year.
There has been marked increase in general in the number of people attending EDs and being admitted to hospital compared to the same time last year.
“200 more people a day tend an Emergency Department now than when I became Minister for Health,” Harris claimed today.
Half of those attending Emergency Departments have the flu or are presenting with flu-like symptoms.
Did you know that you can get the flu vaccine in some pharmacies for as little as €20
The executive briefed the media on the latest update on its ‘winter plan’ today.
The majority of people who died were over the age of 65.
Anyone who refuses is recommended to wear a mask or be assigned elsewhere, according to a new report by the Royal College of Physicians.
The number of cases of flu continued to rise over the past week.
With the various strains of flu going around you can likely get sick multiple times if you haven’t been vaccinated.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre said 341 people were admitted to hospital for flu in the last two weeks of 2016.
Outbreaks of flu and the vomiting bug have put added pressure on the health service.
* Stuffs tissue up nose*.
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Data from various weather events beginning to help predict conditions in which a disease will flourish.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
Poll Results:
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Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
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