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# Covid-19

Last week
19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
HSE warns of public health risk due to low uptake of winter Covid-19 and flu vaccines
The executive expressed concerns over an expected rise in infections from both viruses during the winter period.
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Nov 21st 2023, 12:15 AM
Major analysis shows how Irish disinformation ecosystem has been 'co-opted by far-right actors'
Groups that grew during the pandemic changed their targets in recent years.
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Nov 20th 2023, 10:00 AM
Last month
November 2023
Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid live on TV to show ‘it didn’t pose a threat’
The then-prime minister later said he would rather “let the bodies pile high” than impose a second lockdown, a top aide told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
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Nov 8th 2023, 7:23 AM
Covid inquiry terms of reference to be ready 'soon enough', says minister
The Department of the Taoiseach is currently working on the plans.
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Nov 4th 2023, 6:43 PM
Boris Johnson asked top scientists if a 'special hair dryer' could kill Covid-19
Dominic Cummings, Johnson’s former chief adviser, made a series of claims in his witness statement handed to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
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Nov 1st 2023, 6:09 PM
October
October 2023
Public encouraged to get Covid-19 and flu vaccines ahead of winter virus season ‘peak’
The Chief Medical Officer has reminded eligible persons to boost their protection before the respiratory virus season reaches its peak.
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Oct 31st 2023, 7:42 AM
FactFind: QAnon website promoted on anti-SPHE leaflets protesting sex ed in Ireland
Controversy over curriculum changes is being used to push conspiracy theories about child-murdering Satanists
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Oct 6th 2023, 3:28 PM
Nobel Prize for medicine awarded to scientists behind Covid-19 mRNA vaccines
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman’s discoveries enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines.
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Oct 2nd 2023, 2:11 PM
Poll: Will you get a Covid-19 booster vaccine this autumn/winter?
The HSE launched its autumn winter vaccination programme today.
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Oct 2nd 2023, 12:54 PM
HSE's autumn winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme gets underway today
The Covid-19 autumn winter booster vaccine is recommended for people aged 50 and over. The flu vaccine is recommended for people aged 65 and over.
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Oct 2nd 2023, 12:16 PM
September
September 2023
Donnelly brings winter public health plans to Cabinet with Covid vaccine rollout details
A vaccination programme will commence next week with vaccines for Covid-19 and flu for those eligible.
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Sep 26th 2023, 8:52 PM
Debunked: Australian footage from 2021 used to imply Covid lockdowns are being enforced again
A recent date superimposed over footage of the premier of Victoria has stirred up anger
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Sep 26th 2023, 3:01 PM
New round of Covid and flu vaccines to roll out at the start of October, minister says
The newest round of vaccines will come online on 2 October.
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Sep 21st 2023, 8:39 AM
Micheál Martin hints he might write a book to put 'his perspective' of pandemic on the record
Former chief medical officer Tony Holohan’s memoir was published this week.
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Sep 19th 2023, 7:38 PM
'I was very angry at the time': Leo Varadkar responds to claims in Tony Holohan's book
Dr Holohan references remarks made by the Taoiseach which he says upset his wife at the time.
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Sep 18th 2023, 7:35 PM
Tony Holohan critical of Government's 'meaningful Christmas' Covid lockdown lift in new memoir
Holohan defends the general policy of imposing lockdowns during the pandemic, saying that ICU capacity was not a decisive factor.
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Sep 17th 2023, 1:38 PM
Cabinet to approve plans for new emerging health threats agency to prepare for future pandemics
A special Cabinet meeting is being held in Wicklow today.
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Sep 6th 2023, 6:30 AM
US first lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19
President Joe Biden was tested for the virus but his results were negative.
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Sep 5th 2023, 6:52 AM
August
August 2023
'Huge increase' in antigen tests sold as Covid-19 cases rise again
There has been a steady increase in cases of Covid-19 in recent weeks.
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Aug 22nd 2023, 5:48 PM
Chief Medical Officer warns of 'multi-pathogenic winter' as new Covid variant discovered
The BA.2.86 variant has been detected in several countries including the UK, but is not believed to be in Ireland yet.
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Aug 22nd 2023, 3:24 PM
Covid-19: Symptoms and guidelines for the new Eris variant
Chief Medical Officer Prof Breda Smyth said that new sub-variants are “not unexpected”.
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Aug 21st 2023, 12:06 PM
Poll: When was the last time you took a Covid test?
A new variant, Eris, was detected in Ireland last week.
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Aug 20th 2023, 12:09 PM
INMO head: Action needed now to prevent future Covid-19 surge
The comments come after the Taoiseach announced that Ireland was experiencing a new wave of the virus.
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Aug 20th 2023, 8:30 AM
Debunked: Incompatible athlete death stats continue to be used to mislead about vaccines
Heart problems in athletes have been deceptively blamed on COVID-19 vaccines
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Aug 17th 2023, 5:34 PM
Northern Ireland tops A-Level results table but questions raised over different UK standards
Many students in Northern Ireland and Wales were given advance information about topics to expect in exams this summer, but English pupils were not given the same support.
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Aug 17th 2023, 3:49 PM
New Zealand removes the last of its remaining Covid-19 restrictions
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said at the height of the pandemic he had longed for the day he could end all restrictions but now it felt anticlimactic.
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Aug 14th 2023, 7:47 AM
Debunked: No, there hasn't been a 21% rise in deaths due to the Covid-19 vaccine
A clip of the artist Kevin Sharkey has been shared widely on social media apps in recent weeks.
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Aug 11th 2023, 1:07 PM
Taoiseach says Ireland is facing a 'new wave of Covid' but there is no need for restrictions
The HSE said that the variant is more transmissible than other strains, but there is no evidence suggesting that it causes more serious illness.
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Aug 9th 2023, 4:49 PM
Public advised to stay home for 48 hrs after Covid symptoms end as cases are on the rise
One hospital in Kilkenny has had to suspend visiting due to the level of Covid-19 cases.
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Aug 3rd 2023, 6:47 PM
July
July 2023
Hiqa review says 'clear treatment pathway for Long Covid remains unknown'
No definitively effective treatments for the condition were identified in the review.
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Jul 27th 2023, 10:00 AM
Hospital deaths from pneumonia and COPD fell after rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, audit finds
Figures emerged in the seventh report of the National Audit of Hospital Mortality.
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Jul 25th 2023, 7:18 AM
Coroner says it is 'an outrage' that Pfizer executive could not attend inquest due to threats
Dr Ellsbury was called to attend the inquest investigating the death of Joseph McGinty (14) of The Valley, Achill Island, Co Mayo.
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Jul 20th 2023, 7:59 PM
HSE physiotherapist who called face masks 'satanic symbols' accused of professional misconduct
Anna Marie Stack Rivas appeared before a fitness-to-practise inquiry of CORU.
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Jul 17th 2023, 5:12 PM
People in disadvantaged areas experienced greater employment disruption during Covid pandemic
A report examining the economic impacts of the pandemic on those living in deprived areas was published by the ESRI today.
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Jul 13th 2023, 6:00 AM
There were 725,000 people on pandemic supports when Tubridy was assured his pay would not drop
Union members told The Journal that there is ‘huge anger’ about Dee Forbes’ letter assuring Tubridy that his pay would not be reduced by RTÉ up to 2025.
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Jul 9th 2023, 12:05 AM
June
June 2023
UK former health secretary Matt Hancock ‘profoundly sorry’ for deaths caused by Covid-19
Hancock was central to the UK’s government’s decision-making and messaging during the pandemic.
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Jun 27th 2023, 12:25 PM
Frontline workers who still haven't received €1,000 pandemic bonus payment hold protests
Contract cleaners and security workers called on the Taoiseach to intervene in the matter.
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Jun 15th 2023, 6:51 PM
UK's pandemic inquiry begins today and is set to run until 2026
The UK suffered one of the worst Covid-19 death tolls in Europe.
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Jun 13th 2023, 9:39 AM
Inquiry into Ireland's Covid-19 response to be set up this year, Varadkar says
The Taoiseach said he wanted to see the right terms of reference so the Irish inquiry does not stray like the UK one is doing.
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Jun 9th 2023, 4:39 PM
2021 was second year in a row with fewer cancer diagnoses due to Covid, report finds
1 in 12 expected cancers were not detected over the first 2 years of the pandemic, an estimated 4,320 cases.
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