Ghana becomes first nation in world to receive Covax coronavirus vaccines
Ghana is among 92 countries that will receive vaccines for free through the initiative.
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Ghana is among 92 countries that will receive vaccines for free through the initiative.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed the change this evening.
The HSE has said that a further 29,000 vaccines will be administered this week.
The plan for those aged over 70 has changed.
The ECDC’s vaccine tracker said Ireland had more than twice its actual number of doses administered.
GPs working in mass vaccination centres will be paid €120 per hour under the plan.
As vaccinations continue, employers need to consider the rights of employees when looking at the health of their teams and any return to the workplace writes Jason O’Sullivan.
Varadkar says between 50,000 and 55,000 people will be vaccinated this week.
Germany’s Bild newspaper reports that the European Medicines Agency will now meet on 23 December.
Rates of healthcare worker vaccine uptake, particularly in nursing homes, remain low.
Symptoms of mumps include fever, headache and painful swollen salivary glands.
Dr Kevin Kelleher of the HSE said Andrew Wakefield’s research linking vaccines to autism has been “utterly discredited”.
In September, Health Protection Surveillance Centre was notified of 69 cases of mumps.
Facebook says certain hashtags are banned and ads rejected in a bid to stop misinformation from gaining traction.
The health minister sent letters to companies like Facebook and Google in recent weeks.
Eleven European countries have mandatory vaccinations for a range of bacterial and viral infections.
Meanwhile, Jessica Biel has said she does not support a bill in California that would limit medical exemptions.
Rotavirus disease is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in children.
Earlier this week, it was announced that Ireland had experienced a 204% increase in cases of measles.
In the next episode of our weekly podcast, we look at why cases of the illness are increasing in Ireland and other countries, despite a vaccination which prevents it.
Laura Brennan will be laid to rest following the service in Ennis Cathedral this afternoon.
Brennan was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of 24.
The HSE yesterday issued an initial warning after the deaths of three people.
The HSE is still trying to determine how many people have been affected by the outbreak.
There have been a number of mumps outbreaks among adults in the US recently, including on college campuses.
A new study has concluded that people who are central in their digital networks are also central in their real-life human networks.
The HSE is urging all those at risk to get vaccinated.
Two cases of measles were confirmed in Dublin last Friday.
An alert has been issued to all emergency departments and GPs in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.
A mother in the US has been jailed for a week.
Health Minister Simon Harris said his department is examining how to roll out a vaccination compensation programme.
Childhood vaccinations are an important health measure, but not all parents are in favour.
A 5% drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations caused a threefold increase in annual measles cases, a new study found.
The children died of “severe sepsis/toxicity”, the UN said.
Less than half of eligible girls began the series of HPV jabs last September, far lower than the target of 80%.
Daly called it “one of the biggest public health scandals in recent years”.
A Trinity professor says such fear mongering presents a risk to the wider public.
There were 46.7 cases per 100,000 people in Ireland suffering last month.
Health Minister Simon Harris today said families could avail of the vaccinations from 1 December.
The former rugby player spoke out after a young British girl died from the condition.