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Saturday 19 September 2020
Named G4, it is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009.
Aoife Bennett (26) settled her case in the High Court with no admission of liability for an undisclosed sum yesterday.
A solicitor handling many of the cases said the slow process is “very frustrating” for his clients.
A significant increase in cases of the H1N1 strain has been reported.
The virus is also known as Swine Flu, and can be particularly harmful to young people and pregnant women.
Nicola Lawless’ 19-year-old son Ben has a severe intellectual disability.
This follows the death of a child in Dublin last week.
The health executive has offered its condolences to the family of the child who died yesterday from the flu strain.
The HSE confirmed the death this evening.
The HSE has said that H1N1 is now considered a “seasonal flu virus”.
The study showed a 13.9-fold higher risk of narcolepsy in children or adolescents vaccinated with Pandemrix in Ireland that those not vaccinated with it.
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The child, who became ill at the weekend, has been transferred to a hospital in Glasgow.
The man had also been suffering from unspecified diseases, and died at a hospital in Zaragoza.
A report published last year concluded that those given the State sponsored swine flu vaccine Pandemrix were at a higher risk of narcolepsy than unvaccinated individuals.
A man also passed away from the H1N1 influenza strain in Jordan over the weekend.
The Health Service Executive is investigating the link between a swine flu jab and narcolepsy. This year’s vaccine does not contain the controversial Pandremix strain.
There are now 16 confirmed cases of narcolepsy with links to the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix in Ireland. A support group is criticising what it’s calling the ‘minimal’ response from the HSE.
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The European Medicines Agency has said there is a link between the drug Pandemrix and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy in young people.
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Review committee says the world is not prepared to respond to a severe outbreak of flu.
Over 749 people hospitalised with flu this season and 6 more flu-related deaths last week, according to the latest HSE figures.
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Of the 21 people to die from the H1N1 virus since November, 18 are confirmed to have had underlying health problems.
The HSE has asked doctors to contact all pregnant women who were vaccinated against swine flu and ask them to return for the seasonal flu vaccine.
HSE says protection against swine flu not enough as increased number of influenza B cases reported in recent weeks.
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A two-year-old boy with swine flu who was being treated in an intensive care unit in Northern Ireland has died.
The Health Protection Surveillance Unit warns that the bug is here to stay for at least a few more weeks.
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Over 5,000 cases of flu were treated in recent days as more people come down with the virus.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
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