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# Vaccination

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# Frontline
Healthcare workers still in need of first vaccine dose to remain waiting until February
Current supply is being used to provide second doses to those who have already received their first dose.
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Jan 23rd 2021, 4:45 PM
# covid19
'Our lives are in limbo': Parents of vulnerable toddler say family carers should be moved up vaccine priority list
Health officials and the minister have said it is unlikely family carers will be moved up the list.
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Jan 23rd 2021, 6:30 AM
# Covid-19
Vaccines: 257 people have reported suspected side-effects to the health products regulator
121,900 Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ireland to date.
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Jan 21st 2021, 6:26 PM
# covid19
Vaccines: HSE says 121,900 vaccine doses have been administered so far in Ireland
The HSE has provided an update on the vaccination programme.
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Jan 21st 2021, 2:26 PM
# Vaccination
Annie Lynch (79), first in Republic of Ireland to get Covid-19 vaccine, receives second dose
The first health care worker in Ireland to get the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine also received her second dose.
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Jan 19th 2021, 7:29 PM
# covid19
WHO chief says 'me-first' attitude to vaccines among high income countries will prolong pandemic
39 million doses have been administered in 49 higher income countries, while just 25 doses have been given in one low income country.
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Jan 19th 2021, 11:21 AM
# Vaccines
Coombe board to discuss some hospital staff family members receiving leftover vaccines
The hospital said 16 vaccine doses would have been discarded if they were not used that day.
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Jan 18th 2021, 7:32 PM
# prioritisation
Standby list of frontline healthcare workers should be in place for any leftover vaccines, HSE says
A HSE document says “every effort should be made” to ensure vaccines are given to frontline healthcare workers.
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Jan 18th 2021, 3:46 PM
# Delays
Ireland may have to adjust vaccine rollout plan after Pfizer temporarily reduces deliveries to Europe
“The temporary reduction will affect all European countries,” Norway’s Public Health Agency said in a statement.
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Jan 15th 2021, 1:35 PM
# covid19
HSE says 77,303 people - 1.58% of the population - have received first dose of vaccine so far in Ireland
The HSE gave an update on the vaccination programme this afternoon.
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Jan 14th 2021, 2:23 PM
# Vaccination
Football stadium and conference centre among venues as England opens up its mass vaccination hubs
Seven mass vaccination centres opened across England today.
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Jan 11th 2021, 1:08 PM
# Nursing Homes
78-year-old man who had Covid-19 and was given an hour to live ‘very happy’ to receive vaccine
Michael Delaney was hospitalised with Covid-19 for seven weeks last year.
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Jan 7th 2021, 2:33 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
# answers
Reader Q&A: What do you want to know about Covid-19 vaccines and the rollout in Ireland?
By the end of this week it is expected 35,000 people will have received their first dose.
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Jan 5th 2021, 12:14 PM
# Coronavirus
Biden criticises Trump administration over pace of Covid-19 vaccine rollout
Biden said ‘it’s going to take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people’ at the current pace.
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Dec 30th 2020, 9:27 AM
# Vaccination
EU countries move towards vaccine rollout as new virus strain spreads
Several countries have reported cases of the new strain.
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Dec 26th 2020, 10:21 AM
# Vaccination
Taoiseach says he will not jump the queue for Covid-19 vaccine
Martin said he would have no issue with being vaccinated in public.
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Dec 23rd 2020, 11:39 AM
# Vaccination
First vaccines to be administered in Ireland on 30 December
The Minister for Health has said that tens of thousands of doses will arrive in Ireland each week from early January.
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Dec 22nd 2020, 1:55 PM
# Vaccine
HSE expects to have hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses by end of February
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, CEO Paul Reid said the level of distribution across the EU after approval will depend on capacity of the suppliers.
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Dec 18th 2020, 9:53 AM
# Coronavirus
Ursula von der Leyen announces Covid-19 vaccine start date ahead of approval
Ireland is in discussions with Pfizer about increasing the first vaccine batch to get it above 5,000.
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Dec 17th 2020, 3:15 PM
# Vaccine
A small volume of Covid-19 vaccines could be available this month, Taoiseach tells FF TDs
Up to 15 mass vaccination centres around the country are being considered, the health committee also heard today.
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Dec 16th 2020, 8:55 PM
# covid19
Here's what'll happen when you go to get your Covid-19 vaccine
For the larger roll-out, the vaccines will be administered in large vaccination centres and also GP surgeries and pharmacies.
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Dec 15th 2020, 3:25 PM
Voices
Opinion: We need careful messaging from Government - the 'vaccine hesitant' will not respond well to coercion
DCU communications expert Dr Padraig Murphy says Government must get the vaccine messaging right.
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Dec 15th 2020, 9:01 AM
# Coronavirus
US set for mass vaccinations as Pfizer/BioNTech doses shipped out
The doses will be in boxes containing dry ice that are capable of staying at -70 degrees Celsius.
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Dec 13th 2020, 2:05 PM
# factcheck
Debunked: No, Pfizer's head of research did not say the Covid vaccine is 'female sterilisation'
Social media posts making the claim have been shared thousands of times in recent days.
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Dec 10th 2020, 6:13 PM
# Vaccination
Clinical trials, mRNA, herd immunity? - a glossary of Covid-19 vaccine terms
The Government has announced its allocation strategy, publishing a list of groups in order of priority.
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Dec 9th 2020, 6:00 AM
# Vaccination
Fermanagh grandmother who was the first to receive Pfizer vaccine advises others to 'do what I did'
Margaret Keenan said: “If I can have it at 90 then you can have it too… Go for it.”
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Dec 8th 2020, 7:50 PM
# Vaccination
First Covid-19 vaccine in Northern Ireland to be administered today
The Pfizer/BioNTech dose will be administered at 8am at a mass vaccination centre at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
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Dec 8th 2020, 12:15 AM
# vaccine news
WHO warns against complacency, saying 'vaccines do not equal zero Covid'
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin said earlier today that vaccine prospects will “motivate” people to continue following Covid-19 rules.
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Dec 4th 2020, 10:00 PM
# Coronavirus
Over half of people in Ireland would take a Covid-19 vaccine
Results from a number of vaccine trials have been encouraging and some are aiming to file for authorisation as early as November.
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Oct 26th 2020, 9:31 AM
# Supplies
Concerns over 'significant delay' in delivery of flu vaccine from HSE supplier
Pharmacists have said the uncertainty about deliveries and cancellation of appointments may undermine the vaccination programme.
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Oct 15th 2020, 5:46 PM
# Vaccination
The flu vaccine and children: Here is everything parents need to know
“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.
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Sep 28th 2020, 12:05 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you plan to get the flu vaccine this upcoming winter?
The flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of additional groups this year.
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Sep 27th 2020, 9:17 AM
# Misinformation
Debunked: No, children won't be banned from attending school if they don't get the flu vaccine
Children aged two to 12 years can get the flu jab for free this year, but it’s not compulsory.
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Aug 28th 2020, 2:44 PM
# big pharma
Call for Covid-19 vaccine to be free so it's 'not auctioned off to the highest bidder'
Oxfam has warned that rich countries and industry could prevent or delay the vaccine from reaching vulnerable people.
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May 14th 2020, 6:15 AM
# Covid-19
Pharmacists call for flu vaccine to be free for everyone
The Irish Pharmacy Union has said a plan must be developed to stop hospitals becoming overwhelmed next winter, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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May 1st 2020, 12:39 PM
# Covid-19
Over 117 million children at risk of missing out on measles vaccine due to pandemic
Vaccination campaigns have been postponed in 24 countries to help prevent further spread of Covid-19.
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Apr 14th 2020, 10:39 AM
# Coronavirus
Covid-19 vaccine could be available in September, Oxford professor claims
The World Health Organization previously said it could take 12 to 18 months for a vaccine to be developed.
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Apr 11th 2020, 1:56 PM
# Coronavirus
Here are the potential Covid-19 vaccine and treatment options being developed
The World Health Organization has said it could take 12 to 18 months for a vaccine to be developed and approved for use.
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Mar 18th 2020, 12:51 PM
# Vaccines
'Losing our measles-free status is a real threat': No drop off in measles rate after cases tripled in 2018
There were 80 reported measles cases in Ireland in 2019.
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Jan 9th 2020, 12:05 AM
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