While most children in the State continue to receive vaccines, there has been significant slip in uptake since 2020. This has consequences for us all, warn medical experts
‘Impossible to put a number’ on level of risk, says TCD immunologist who supervised research
Samantha Humphreys is charged with leading MSD’s Irish business including key cancer drug and vaccine plants
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‘Sepsis is a particular risk in acute hospitals but up to 80% of cases arise in the community’ says Irish College of GPs
During the last flu season, more than 4,500 people aged 65 and older were diagnosed with the virus, resulting in 159 deaths
Narrative verdict returned at inquest into death of Roy Butler (23) five days after receiving Janssen Covid-19 vaccine
Health Protection Surveillance Centre figures show 457 confirmed cases detected in the week to September 14th
Covid-19, flu, MMR and suite of childhood vaccinations to be included in scheme to cover adverse events resulting from State vaccine programmes
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Ireland has seen a rise in number of cases of measles and whooping cough over last 12 months
We are in the middle of an epidemic of scientific fraud that is seriously compromising research
Fears of virus outbreak persist as cases continue to rise in rest of Europe
A decline in the number of children receiving the MMR vaccine is leading to a fall the percentage of the population who have immunity
New figures from HPSC follow death of man (48) from viral illness last week
Research indicates that alternating the limb for each dose may give you extra protection against illness
Prof Breda Smyth says vaccination rate below 95% threshold needed to stop spread of ‘highly contagious’ disease
HSE expects virus to start circulating more widely in coming weeks
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HSE expressed alarm that just 11.5 per cent of HSE staff have Covid-19 booster and 24.3 per cent the flu vaccine
Technology makes vaccines simpler to transport and administer but scaling up production has been a hurdle
Drugmaker makes first quarterly loss in decades as Irish staff wait for news on jobs
US medicines giant says it needs to find €3.3bn in annual cost savings by the end of next year
A crowd of around 200 gathered outside Leinster House, setting up a mock gallows and jostling and abusing politicians of all parties as they arrived
Department of Health says resources necessary to progress scheme were directed towards Covid-19 public health response
Number of children aged between five and 11 fully vaccinated remains low across the Republic
It’s one thing to refuse to follow the herd but amplifying highly dangerous anti-vaccination ideas is a mistake
Researchers believe personalised medicine and vaccines are probably the next big thing in the quest to reduce cancer deaths
People over 70 and immunocompromised can register if they have not had jab in previous three months
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