# vaccine - Sunday 17 March, 2019
# The Explainer
# The Explainer
Some 136,000 people died from measles globally in 2018.
# vaccine - Wednesday 13 March, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
There has been a huge spike in measles cases worldwide.
# vaccine - Tuesday 12 March, 2019
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
The law made it compulsory for children in pre-school education to be vaccinated against 10 diseases.
# vaccine - Monday 4 March, 2019
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
There have been five cases since the start of February.
# vaccine - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
Three people with the condition have died in recent weeks.
# vaccine - Sunday 30 December, 2018
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
Seven in 10 of the confirmed cases involved people who were not vaccinated.
# vaccine - Friday 28 December, 2018
# Get Vaccinated
# Get Vaccinated
Demand for the GP out-of-hours service remains high and similar to last year.
# vaccine - Friday 7 December, 2018
# Cancer
# Cancer
Hiqa has also recommended switching to a different vaccination – one that protects against an additional five types of HPV.
# vaccine - Monday 3 September, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
The desire to protect and care for your child is indescribable, writes Eric Nolan. And that means doing your best to keep them safe.
# vaccine - Sunday 2 September, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
Consultant paediatrician John Fitzsimons writes about his experiences with measles, and why it’s important to vaccinate.
# vaccine - Wednesday 22 August, 2018
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
Transmission has occurred in a number of hospitals and in households with “poor vaccine uptake”, the HSE said.
# vaccine - Thursday 9 August, 2018
# Temple Street
# Temple Street
The HSE is “particularly concerned” about the risk of measles in children who recently attended Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.
# vaccine - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
# Cancer
# Cancer
The Taoiseach said plans are already getting underway to rolling out the vaccine to boys.
# vaccine - Friday 3 August, 2018
# HPV
# HPV
Many people on social media have been accusing the MEP of being an anti-vaxxer.
# vaccine - Thursday 2 August, 2018
# Contagious
# Contagious
Two adults and two children were affected.
# vaccine - Saturday 24 March, 2018
# Vaccinations
# Vaccinations
There have been a number of mumps outbreaks among adults in the US recently, including on college campuses.
# vaccine - Wednesday 7 February, 2018
# MMR
# MMR
Six new cases of measles were confirmed in Limerick today.
# vaccine - Friday 12 January, 2018
# Gardasil
# Gardasil
The head of the HSE’s National Immunisation Office said the health service is starting to win the battle against misinformation, but there is more work to do.
# vaccine - Tuesday 9 January, 2018
# Mind Your Health
# Mind Your Health
With the various strains of flu going around you can likely get sick multiple times if you haven’t been vaccinated.
# Your Say
# Your Say
Just one in three nurses have received the vaccination.
# Vaccine
# Vaccine
The HSE ran a campaign over the last few months to encourage healthcare workers to get the vaccine.
# vaccine - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
# Postponed Surgeries
# Postponed Surgeries
Elective surgeries have been postponed in some hospitals in a bid to prioritise emergencies.
# vaccine - Wednesday 27 December, 2017
# Column
# Column
And there won’t be enough vaccines or anti-viral drugs to go around, writes Dr Tim Hinchey.
# vaccine - Thursday 21 December, 2017
# Under The Weather
# Under The Weather
People in high-risk groups include pregnant women and those over the age of 65.
# vaccine - Monday 27 November, 2017
# Warning
# Warning
The condition can have fatal consequences for babies up to three months of age.
# vaccine - Sunday 26 November, 2017
# Vaccinations
# Vaccinations
The HSE is urging all those at risk to get vaccinated.
# vaccine - Tuesday 3 October, 2017
# What You Preach
# What You Preach
Uptake of the vaccine among medical workers in Ireland is “appallingly low” according to Health Minister Simon Harris.
# vaccine - Monday 2 October, 2017
# Winter Flu
# Winter Flu
Health Minister Simon Harris said just one third of all health workers got the vaccine last year.
# Misinformed
# Misinformed
Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan says he wasn’t “fully informed”.
# vaccine - Wednesday 30 August, 2017
# Protect Our Future
# Protect Our Future
Health minister Simon Harris said that those who aren’t medical professionals shouldn’t be giving expert advice on vaccines.
# vaccine - Sunday 13 August, 2017
# Payments
# Payments
Health Minister Simon Harris said his department is examining how to roll out a vaccination compensation programme.
# vaccine - Sunday 30 July, 2017
# America
# America
A 5% drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations caused a threefold increase in annual measles cases, a new study found.
# vaccine - Thursday 22 June, 2017
# Multiple Sclerosis
# Multiple Sclerosis
The decision stems from the case of a man who developed MS shortly after being vaccinated against hepatitis B.
# vaccine - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
# Heart Attack
# Heart Attack
The medication has shown promise in mice.
# vaccine - Monday 22 May, 2017
# On The Rise
# On The Rise
Medics claimed “misinformation and fake news is causing fear among young people and parents”.
# vaccine - Thursday 4 May, 2017
# Cancer
# Cancer
The Irish Cancer Society also wants the vaccination programme to be extended to include boys.
# vaccine - Friday 28 April, 2017
# HPV Vaccine
# HPV Vaccine
Highlighting the particular case of the HPV vaccine, Harris said he is very concerned about the fall in the uptake rate, which is heading below 50%.
# vaccine - Thursday 16 February, 2017
# Anti-vaxx
# Anti-vaxx
It comes as a controversial documentary is released in Ireland.
# vaccine - Thursday 19 January, 2017
# Fatal
# Fatal
“There is still a significant amount of flu in our community … this is higher than it has been in a number of years.”
# vaccine - Monday 12 December, 2016
# Safe Sex
# Safe Sex
The HSE vaccinates thousands of schoolgirls against the virus each year.
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