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Eilish O'Regan

University College Dublin campus at Belfield.

Gardaí called to UCD pitches after members of the public flout Covid rules by meeting up to play sport

GARDAÍ had to be called to the sports pitches at University College Dublin on six occasions during lockdown after members of the public flouted Covid-19 rules by meeting up in groups to play sport and refusing to stop the activity.

HSE plan includes additional 66 critical care beds and extra spending for cancer, mental health and maternity services

HOSPITALS, which were at the cliff-edge in January after an influx of very sick Covid-19 patients, are to get another 66 critical care beds bringing the national stock to 321 at the end of this year.

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Government's Covid plan comes with caution – could Ireland face another wave of the virus next winter?

It’s the kind of forewarning we would prefer not to hear when we have not even escaped the third Covid-19 wave and lockdown.

Pensioners David and Marie Humphreys, from Portobello in Dublin, watch Taoiseach Micheál Martin address the nation. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Overhaul of vaccine priorities puts some medical conditions higher up list for jab

People whose medical conditions put them at very high Covid risk will now get the vaccine sooner – but some healthcare workers and healthier 65- to 69-year-olds will wait longer.

Screen grab taken from Oireachtas TV of Director of Human Nutrition and Dietetics at TU Dublin Dr Daniel McCartney speaking to the health committee. Photo: Oireachtas TV/PA Wire

Vitamin D supplements should be part of Covid-19 policy, experts tell Oireachtas committee

A group of health experts has called on policymakers to recognise the role of vitamin D supplements in fighting illness from Covid-19.

Dr Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health (Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos)

Hospital waiting lists could reach one million due to ‘bed-blocking’ Covid patients

The number of people on hospital waiting lists could soon hit a record one million amid mounting concern about the impact of Covid-19 on delayed treatment and care for routine illness, it emerged yesterday.

Patrick Ward (87) receives the Covid-19 vaccine from Dr Victoria Bradley in the Arranmore Health Clinic, Arranmore, Co Donegal. Photo: Joe Dunne

Leftover vaccines can be given to spouses of over-85s, GPs are told

GPs who have leftover vaccines after a session with patients 85 years old and older can vaccinate a husband or wife as long as they are over 70, according to new guidelines for GPs.

A woman is vaccinated against Covid-19 at a vaccination centre in Tel Aviv, Israel

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Speedy vaccine rollout and easing lockdown – how Ireland is watching the rest of the world for pandemic exit tips

THIS time last year we were fearfully watching other countries with the first cases of Covid-19 to see how bad it might get.

Anne Cahill enjoys some sun last summer after her ordeal

‘I told the paramedics you have to take me in, I’m dying’ – one woman’s Covid hell

The harrowing ordeal of one of the first Irish patients to catch Covid-19, leaving her in a coma in intensive care, has been revealed in a prestigious medical journal.

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Eilish O’Regan Opinion The next two months will be about watching and waiting

So there will be no pardon from much of lockdown restrictions until May. It is hardly a surprise.

Dr Emer Holohan who has died in a Dublin hospice

CMO’s wife Emer Holohan dies after long illness

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan, who has guided the public health response to the pandemic, is in mourning following the death of his wife Emer after a long illness.

Three cases of new variant of Covid-19 first identified in Brazil are found in Ireland

AN ALERT was issued last night after three cases of the potentially more infectious Brazilian coronavirus variant as detected in three airline travellers here.

HSE chief Paul Reid. Photo: Frank McGrath

Up to 5,000 people will be vaccinated a day in special centres: HSE

One million Covid-19 vaccines will be delivered into Ireland each month from April, it emerged yesterday.

Syringes are filled with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at the Skane University Hospital vaccination centre in Malmo, Sweden. Photo: TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via Reuters

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An all-vaccine explainer – everything you need to know about the new jabs on the horizon

IRELAND is on course for a fourth Covid-19 vaccine, at some stage next month or in April, if the Johnson & Johnson jab is approved.

Chambers giving a vaccine to Bob McGarry in Kilkenny, completing prep work between jabs, and approaching a car to administer another dose of the vaccine. PHOTO: DYLAN VAUGHAN

‘It’s peace of mind’ – patients roll up for jab at vaccine drive-through

Delighted over-85-year-olds rolled up in cars yesterday for the country’s first drive-through Covid-19 vaccination clinic.

Professor Luke O’Neill. Photo: Mark Condren

No holidays abroad if we want to enjoy freedoms like attending sports, says Professor Luke O’Neill

No holidays abroad may be the price we have to pay for having more freedom, such as attending sports events, within the country, Professor Luke O’ Neill of Trinity College said yesterday.

WHO Health Emergencies Programme Director Michael Ryan.

WHO’s Mike Ryan says Ireland must consider sharing vaccine with poorer countries

Ireland must look at sharing some of its Covid-19 vaccines with poorer countries, Irish born World Health Organisation (WHO) executive Dr Mike Ryan said today.

A woman carries shopping bags across the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin's city centre as Ireland remains in lockdown. PA Photo. Picture date: Sunday January 17, 2021. Brian Lawless/PA Wire

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Seven factors to consider before lockdown will truly be over

It may be the longest of long goodbyes to this lockdown. It’s also supposed to be the last lockdown. But Covid-19 has already torn up those types of predictions in the past year.

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Here’s what you need to know about the one-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson

Small is beautiful when it comes to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Dr Deirdre Plan give the Covid-19 vaccine to Henchy from Waterford city who is 89 years old. Photo: Patrick Browne

‘Everyone was here ahead of schedule’ – patients and GPs share joy of vaccine roll-out

From early morning, a steady stream of eager over-85s arrived for their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in scenes which left GP Dr Niall Macnamara “exhilarated”.

Christina Henchy from Waterford City, who is 89 years of age, receives the vaccine

‘Real palpable positivity’ as GPs start to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine to over-85s

From early morning a steady stream of eager over-85s arrived for their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in scenes which left GP Dr Niall McNamara “exhilarated”.

Dr Ronan Glynn and Prof Philip Nolan (left) at the Covid-19 update at the Department of Health. Photo: Colin Keegan/Collins

Major Covid outbreaks at two universities as students flout rules

Two universities have been hit by major Covid-19 outbreaks as students flout lockdown rules, causing clusters of infection involving up to 40 people.

6,000 people have trained as vaccinators to work in the centres.

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Explainer: How vaccine roll-out is being ramped up and what it means for lockdown exit strategy

‘Ramping up” is the new buzz phrase of the pandemic and will be the one we will most want to hear about Covid-19 vaccinations.

Dublin GP Dr Andrew Jordan. Photo: Conor Healy/Picture

Inoculation of elderly patients delayed by ban on using hotels and halls, warn GPs

Family doctors who are banned from using church halls and hotels as vaccination centres for the over-70s have warned it will slow down the process and cause difficulties for elderly people in severe winter weather.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn said Ireland has made progress in recent weeks

Uneven impact revealed as new figures show counties hardest hit by virus deaths

The cruel uneven impact of the pandemic as it swept across the country is revealed in new figures showing Monaghan, Cavan and Kildare have been hardest hit by Covid-19 deaths.

Almost 130 countries have not administered a single vaccine (Yui Mok/PA)

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Eilish O’Regan Opinion Vaccination rates in poorer countries may influence when you can have a drink in a pub in Ireland

How soon the people of an African village are vaccinated against Covid-19 may influence when you can have a drink in a pub in Dingle, Co Kerry.

Dr Ronan Glynn has said the time is still not right for all schools to reopen. Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Wearing a face mask ‘too loosely’ may increase risk of Covid

People are leaving themselves at risk of being infected with Covid-19 because they are not wearing their face mask tightly enough around their ears, it emerged last night.

A garda mans a Covid-19 checkpoint outside the Department of Health on Baggot Street in Dublin. Photo: Colin Keegan/Collins

‘The first green shoots of spring’ – virus spread looks to be finally slowing due to vaccinations, says expert

The first tentative “green shoots” are emerging that the Covid-19 vaccine is slowing the virus’s spread, a leading expert said last night.

Healthcare workers who refuse Covid vaccine may be removed from frontline

Healthcare staff refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine may be removed from frontline duties it emerged today.

Eva Martinez and Sandra Vaden receive their vaccinations against coronavirus disease at a drive-through site in Robstown, Texas. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura

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Revealed: How vaccine centres will operate – once they eventually open

When, where and how will I get my Covid-19 vaccine? For the 490,000 people over 70, vaccination will start next week – beginning with those aged 85 and older.

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