# vaccines - Thursday 1 September, 2022
# Jabs
# Jabs
The so-called “bivalent” vaccines protect against the earlier BA.1 strain of Omicron, but do not target the latest strains.
# Second Booster
# Second Booster
Healthcare workers are also now being invited to book their next booster.
# vaccines - Friday 26 August, 2022
# Mrna
# Mrna
The company filed patent infringement lawsuits in both US federal court and a German court.
# vaccines - Thursday 18 August, 2022
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
Last month the World Health Organization announced that the outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
# vaccines - Wednesday 10 August, 2022
# Booster Vaccines
# Booster Vaccines
The HSE said appointments will be available from Monday.
# vaccines - Friday 5 August, 2022
# Monkeypox
# Monkeypox
It follows calls to speed up the rollout of the vaccine to at-risk groups.
# vaccines - Tuesday 26 July, 2022
# Monkeypox
# Monkeypox
The current outbreak of the virus was deemed a public health emergency by the WHO over the weekend.
# vaccines - Friday 22 July, 2022
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
Monkeypox resembles smallpox but is less dangerous and contagious.
# vaccines - Friday 15 July, 2022
# Outbreak
# Outbreak
24.7 million children missed their first dose of the measles vaccine, while 3.5 million missed the first vaccine for HPV.
# vaccines - Saturday 9 July, 2022
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Professor Christine Loscher told The Journal that there needs to be a “coordinated response” to deal with future waves of the virus.
# vaccines - Monday 4 July, 2022
# Monkeypox
# Monkeypox
There have been 39 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ireland.
# vaccines - Tuesday 28 June, 2022
# Monkeypox
# Monkeypox
Monkeypox is related to smallpox, but has far less severe symptoms.
# vaccines - Thursday 23 June, 2022
# Change Of Mind
# Change Of Mind
Current official figures show that 62% of the Austrian population currently have a valid vaccination certificate.
# Jabs For The Boys
# Jabs For The Boys
HIQA is to publish an assessment of such a move on the request of the Department of Health.
# vaccines - Tuesday 21 June, 2022
# Jabs For The Boys
# Jabs For The Boys
The second booster shot is currently being offered to people over 65 and people who are immunosuppressed.
# vaccines - Friday 17 June, 2022
# Hit Me With Your Best Shot
# Hit Me With Your Best Shot
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must now also recommend the vaccines before they are put into use in the US.
# vaccines - Wednesday 15 June, 2022
# Stigma
# Stigma
As of 8 June there were a total of 9 confirmed cases here.
# vaccines - Friday 27 May, 2022
# Monkeypox
# Monkeypox
Reid said Ireland had secured an order of vaccines for monkeypox and these would be delivered “shortly”.
# vaccines - Sunday 24 April, 2022
# Vaccine Equity
# Vaccine Equity
Prof Aisling McMahon and Dr Edana Richardson argue that shareholders in pharma have the power to demand better from companies.
# vaccines - Friday 22 April, 2022
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
It follows guidance from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC).
# vaccines - Monday 11 April, 2022
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
The UN-backed programme to distribute vaccine to poorer countries, COVAX, isn’t currently accepting donations, said spokesman.
# vaccines - Wednesday 9 March, 2022
The law took effect in February and called for fines up to €3,600 from mid-March for those who do not comply.
# vaccines - Thursday 24 February, 2022
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
It also announced that it has recommended the approval of the Spikevax vaccine for children aged between six and 11.
# vaccines - Saturday 19 February, 2022
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
Boosters have been approved for teenagers in some other countries, but not yet in Ireland.
# vaccines - Friday 18 February, 2022
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
A now suspended account on Twitter made the claim, but does it have any truth to it?
# vaccines - Wednesday 16 February, 2022
# Protest
# Protest
Health authorities reported 1,160 new coronavirus cases, the most since the pandemic began.
# vaccines - Thursday 10 February, 2022
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Although close contacts in this situation are no longer required to restrict their movements, they are advised to follow a number of other measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.
# vaccines - Monday 7 February, 2022
# Canada
# Canada
Thousands of protesters descended in Ottawa again at the weekend.
# vaccines - Friday 4 February, 2022
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
Those holding out can face fines of up to €3,600 after mid-March.
# vaccines - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# UK
# UK
The UK study found people who suffer in childhood are also least likely to trust NHS information.
# vaccines - Friday 28 January, 2022
# Debunked
# Debunked
The CDC is the national public health agency in the United States.
# vaccines - Thursday 27 January, 2022
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
The decision could be reassessed if the health situation changes, the authorities said.
# vaccines - Friday 14 January, 2022
# Coronavirus
Almost 300 staff were considered 'at risk' to patients because of their vaccine status last November, Stephen McDermott writes. Nurses, healthcare assistants, therapists and a non-consultant hospital doctor among those unvaccinated. Mandatory vaccination is not currently Government policy and the HSE redeploys staff it deems to be at risk to patients.
# vaccines - Thursday 13 January, 2022
# Pregnancy
# Pregnancy
The deaths occurred from October to December 2021.
# vaccines - Wednesday 5 January, 2022
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
Out of Italy’s 59 million people, 28 million are over the age of 50.
# vaccines - Friday 31 December, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The group is the final adult age group being green lit for boosters.
# vaccines - Tuesday 28 December, 2021
# Pcr Tests
Paul Reid said it appears cases of Omicron may have peaked in some other countries but not yet in Ireland He said the HSE is continuing to ramp up capacity for PCR testing as demand increases Children aged five to 11 who are at high risk from Covid-19, or live with someone high risk, can now be registered for a vaccine
# vaccines - Thursday 23 December, 2021
# Education
# Education
Groups opposed to Covid measures are urging people to contact principals with questions about mask mandates and vaccines.
# vaccines - Tuesday 21 December, 2021
# Omicron
All restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres must close at 8pm until 30 January There is speculation that further restrictions could be introduced in the coming weeks The Taoiseach has said that data on Omicron will be the "key consideration" around restrictions
# Vaccines
# Vaccines
The Covid-19 booster vaccine rollout is being accelerated due to the Omicron variant.
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