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# Singapore

Singapore to stop paying medical bills for the 'unvaccinated by choice'

Bills for those who are ineligible for vaccination will still be fully paid

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Nov 9th 2021, 1:08 PM

# covid19

Reader Q&A: What do you want to know about the vaccine rollout to the over 40s?

It is expected that this age cohort will be offered a choice between the AZ and J&J vaccines or an mRNA vaccine.

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May 18th 2021, 12:03 PM

# covid19

Family carers 'devastated' after being left out of changes to vaccine priority list

Yesterday the government announced people with underlying conditions that put them at high risk have been moved up the priority list.

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Feb 24th 2021, 2:21 PM

# Vaccines

Up to 135,000 people to be fully vaccinated by end of February, Taoiseach says

35,000 people are due to receive the first vaccine dose this week.

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Jan 5th 2021, 1:31 PM

# immunisation

Virus which is the most common causes of gastroenteritis in children drops by 72% since vaccine rollout

Rotavirus disease is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in children.

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May 24th 2019, 6:10 AM

# worth knowing

Did you know males are at an equal risk of HPV as females? If you did you're in the minority

Two thirds of people don’t realise that males and females are at an equal risk of contracting a HPV infection.

10.6k

Sep 4th 2018, 8:38 AM

# Cervical Cancer

What to do if your daughter didn't get the HPV vaccine before, but wants it now

Since September 2016 the uptake rate for the vaccine has increased from 51% to 62%.

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Mar 25th 2018, 1:30 PM

# Cervical Cancer

'It could have saved my life': HSE launches information campaign on the HPV vaccine

The vaccine’s uptake rates have risen to 67% since the first phase of the campaign was launched in August last year.

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Mar 22nd 2018, 11:55 AM

# immunisation

Government will consider lifesaving meningitis jab for children - but only if the price is right

The UK is introducing a vaccine and Ireland will follow if “a cost effective agreement can be reached”.

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Mar 30th 2015, 9:51 PM

# unprotected

HSE cannot contact home-schooled girls to provide HPV vaccine

The HSE are ‘not in a position’ to do so because of data protection issues.

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May 30th 2014, 6:30 AM

Voices

Column: I lost my daughter to meningitis – why is a vaccine for MenB still not provided?

We have a vaccine for a common strain of meningitis, yet it’s not on from the immunisation schedule. What is the delay? asks Siobhán Carroll.

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Feb 15th 2014, 7:00 PM

# Tummy Ache

Babies should be vaccinated against stomach bug say experts

New plans from the National Immunisation Advisory Council include protecting against whooping cough and HPV.

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Dec 10th 2013, 12:35 PM

# flu vaccine

Vaccine reminder issued as HSE says 1,000 could die in severe flu season

Those in at-risk groups can get the vaccine free-of-charge from their GP or pharmacy.

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Oct 7th 2013, 11:12 AM

# Vaccine

Cases of whooping cough on the increase in developed countries

A symposium is to be held in Dublin that will look at why there were 400 cases of whooping cough in Ireland in 2012, double the number than in 2011.

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Sep 5th 2013, 7:14 AM

# illness

13 people died of influenza during Ireland's last flu season

All of the people who died were elderly, ranging from 81 to 98 years old.

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Jan 19th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Flu

Over 480 patients affected by low-dosage flu vaccines

An interim report by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland says an error in training led to some pharmacists giving adult patients a child’s dosage of the vaccine.

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Nov 25th 2011, 6:58 PM

# Health

HSE reports drop in children receiving certain vaccines

The HSE is urging parents to ensure their children receive all of the required vaccinations in order to avoid illnesses such as measles.

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Apr 26th 2011, 10:58 AM