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Focus on Pharmaceuticals: Ireland has perfect formula for the life sciences industry

Ireland’s pharmaceutical industry is considered a global hub of innovation and manufacturing excellence.

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‘The pharma expertise in Ireland is extraordinarily high,’ says AstraZeneca Ireland chief

Having lived in Ireland only a short time, Dan Wygal, the country president of AstraZeneca Ireland, has already made a significant impact — not least for the prominent role he has played in helping to distribute Covid-19 vaccines.

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Booster bounce – how rollout of third jab is already having impact on older age groups

THE rollout of booster shots is already offering higher protection from Covid-19 among older age groups, it emerged yesterday.

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James Moore Opinion The West’s vaccine policy of beggar thy neighbour is self-defeating

South Africa did the right thing by the world in flagging up the discovery of a new coronavirus variant, Omicron, which is now ringing alarm bells very loudly.

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Mandatory PCR tests and self-isolation for all arrivals to UK

Northern Ireland is to introduce new PCR testing and self-isolation requirements for new arrivals after the emergence of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 in England yesterday.

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AstraZeneca to create 100 jobs with $360m Dublin manufacturing facility

Pharma company AstraZeneca is to invest $360m (€307m) in a manufacturing facility near Dublin.

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Protection from Covid-19 vaccines against Delta weakens within three months – new study

A British public health study has found that protection from either of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines against the now prevalent Delta variant of the coronavirus weakens within three months.

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Green light for mixing of Covid-19 vaccines paves way for winter booster campaign

The go-ahead has been given for the mixing of Covid-19 vaccines, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said today.

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Professor Luke O’Neill Opinion Time for a boost in the war on Covid

As we know, Ireland has performed tremendously well when it comes to our vaccination campaign. We now have 100pc of the over-70s fully vaccinated. The figure for the 60 to 70s age group is 97pc, it’s 95pc for the 50s to 60s, 69pc for the 25 to 49-year-olds and a striking 40pc for the 18 to 24-year-olds, who we worried might be harder to reach. These numbers mean there would be no shortage of fully-vaccinated people for Electric Picnic were it to go ahead.

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John Connell Opinion Patience can be a hard virtue to acquire, but the past 17 months show it’s worth the wait

In one of the early narrative poems in middle English, Piers Plowman, the author William Langland wrote the line: “Patience is a fair virtue.” It is understood that this 14th century work contains the first appearance of that statement in literature.

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Revealed: How Ireland’s vaccine hesitancy compares to other countries

IRELAND has one of the lowest Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy rates in Europe. This is in contrast to France and Bulgaria, where hesitancy rates are proving a notable challenge. 

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exclusive AstraZeneca chief: supply boost offers hope of earlier jabs for 18- to 34-year-olds

THE chances of 18- to 34-year-olds getting a Covid-19 vaccine quicker have been boosted after AstraZeneca said yesterday it is capable of providing stable and reliable supplies from now on.

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One in 20 people with Covid have been fully vaccinated – so should we be concerned?

NEWS that around one in 20 cases of Covid-19 diagnosed here in recent weeks have been in fully vaccinated people may be disquieting, but it is not a surprise.

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Pharmacies inundated after scramble from 18-34s following jab roll-out news

Thousands of people aged 18 to 34 who want a Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine in a pharmacy from next week will be put on a waiting list because of limited supply.

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Eilish O’Regan Opinion Spotlight is on vaccine roll-out as the Covid-19 Delta variant expected to grow in strength

Another Covid-19 wave, fuelled by the Delta variant, is on the way but how severe it will be is still unknown. The spotlight on the vaccination roll-out is intensifying.

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Eilish O'Regan Opinion Worst-case model shows why we can’t let Delta get upper hand

Are we facing a modest Delta variant wave or a tsunami? For now, the threatened fourth Covid-19 wave that hangs over our summer is invisible, but we are told the more infectious Delta variant will be brewing away next month and grow exponentially in August.

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Martina Devlin Opinion Dangers of Delta mean we need to take a deep breath and agree a short, strategic delay to reopening

Recently, I had the pleasure of travelling by barge between counties Cavan and Fermanagh, and disembarked for a few hours to dine in a hotel and marina overlooking Lough Erne. Indoor restaurant and bar service had just reopened in the North, which meant we could choose whether to eat outdoors or in.

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Record jabs rollout on way to fight Delta wave threat

The vaccination programme will reach its peak over the next two weeks as the State receives over 600,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine – the biggest delivery to date, as the threat of the Delta variant looms.

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Shortcomings with AZ jab are draining to say the least

I HAVE received my first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. I was told to take it or go to the back of the queue. Now they are issuing the J&J vaccine to pharmacies and are advising anyone over 50 who has not registered to apply.

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Anyone who received AstraZeneca as their first vaccine will not receive another type of jab

People who received AstraZeneca as their first Covid-19 vaccine dose will not receive another type of vaccine for their second shot.

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Key decision on mixing vaccine types is due within weeks

Crucial decisions on whether to mix first and second doses of Covid-19 vaccines are expected to be made in the next two weeks or so, it has emerged.

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Foreign travel ban for 400,000 with only one AstraZeneca vaccine dose

More than 400,000 people who are waiting for a second dose of the  AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine have been told they cannot travel abroad.

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Pharmacies ‘inundated’ with people wanting one-shot Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

AROUND 800 pharmacies around the country will be administering the single shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine to the over-50s and are due to begin later this week. 

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Delta variant driving HSE to overhaul its Covid vaccine plan – as health officials meet today about Limerick outbreak

Fears about the so-called Indian variant are driving the HSE to unveil a new Covid-19 vaccination plan next week.

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Thousands who got first AstraZeneca dose may get fully vaccinated soon amid advice to reduce gap to eight weeks

Thousands of people who got a first dose of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine may be fully vaccinated sooner than expected following new advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac).

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Thousands who got first AstraZeneca dose may get fully vaccinated soon

Thousands of people who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine may be fully vaccinated sooner than expected following new advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac).

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Explainer: Covid vaccination programme stutters as jab supplies falter again 

Every day counts now in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out but it looks like June will not be the breakthrough month. 

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Explainer: How the 82pc June vaccination target setback will affect age group timetables and the easing of restrictions 

June was billed as a breakthrough month in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out.

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Vaccine roll-out gets boost as Pfizer jab no longer needs to be stored at freezing temperatures

Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination roll-out has been given a boost after Europe’s drug regulator extended the storage time for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab at normal fridge temperatures from five days to a month.

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EMA has found AstraZeneca Covid vaccine is ‘safe and effective’ after investigation into blood clots

The European Medicines Agency has found the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is “safe” for use following an investigation into cases of blood clots among people who received the jab.