All people aged 16 and above will be able to get their Covid vaccine booster shots from Sunday. The HSE has opened a portal for their registration last night and people with an appointment will be able to get their shots from vaccination centres, GP surgeries and community pharmacies, the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly … Read more
Vaccine registration for children aged 5 to 11 who have underlying conditions starts from today. Children who live with people who are at high risk also can register for vaccines, the HSE has said. For registration: https://vaccine.hse.ie/ The parents can register for their children using a PPS number, an Eircode, a mobile phone number and … Read more
The HSE have confirmed further 13,765 Covid-19 cases in Ireland yesterday. This is highest number of cases recorded in the country since the start of the pandemic. As per the latest reports, there are 378 Covid-19 patients hospitalised and 87 of them are in ICU. Meanwhile, the chief medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan again urged … Read more
The government has introduced a number of strict measures to deal with the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Taoiseach Micheal Martin yesterday announced the measures as advised by National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet). There were 7,333 further cases of Covid-19 in Ireland and government officials including the Taoiseach the Tanaiste had indicated of … Read more
A Covid walk-in vaccination centre for booster shots has started operation in Cork City Hall for healthcare. The centre will be operational today (December 15) and tomorrow (December 16) where healthcare workers can approach and have the booster inoculation without an appointment. The timing is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On December 17th, a … Read more
Covid vaccination for children under 12 will begin from 20th December, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has confirmed. The inoculation will begin with the vulnerable children and continue in the priority order. He has also said that the major cohort vaccinations in children will begin from 10 January onwards. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) had given green … Read more
Children in third class and above should not be excluded from schools ‘in the first instance’ for not wearing masks, a new advice to schools issued by the Department of Education said today. The schools have to engage with parents of children in case of not wearing a mask. If no progress is made, an … Read more
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has confirmed reintroduction of Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) following the latest implementation of Covid restrictions in Ireland. Taoiseach Micheál Martin had yesterday announced more strict measures such as closing of night clubs in order to prevent further spread of Covid in the society. “I know many workers will be … Read more
The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) has been cut from €350 to a maximum of €203 per week. The new rate has come into effect on Wednesday. The government introduced EWSS to help staff in businesses which suffer losses due to the pandemic restrictions. As many of the restrictions lifted, the government had said that … Read more
First case of concerning Omicron variant of corona virus has been confirmed in Ireland. According to the NPHET, out of eight genome sequencings carried out, one was identified to be Omicron. It is believed that the case is related to a recent travel. Though the variant is confirmed in Ireland, there are no evidence of … Read more
The Cabinet has approved to make mask wearing mandatory for pupils from third class throughout the country as part of Covid fight. The advice has come into effect from today and will be reviewed by mid of February 2022, the government said. The Cabinet has also approved mask wearing for children aged nine years and … Read more
Ireland has introduced travel restrictions to and from seven Southern African countries after the emergence of highly transmissible variant of concern, recently named Omicron. Legislation will be brought through the Dail early next week which will allow the re-introduction of mandatory hotel quarantining as part of measures to stop the spread of the new variant. … Read more
Anyone aged 16 and above in Ireland will get a Covid vaccine booster shot. The recommendation by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has been accepted by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly today. Pregnant women aged 16 and older are prioritised for the booster roll out plan, followed by everyone aged … Read more
The HSE and Gardai have issued a warning about a fake text message circulating in the country offering Covid booster shots to the public. The messages come from different numbers which claim booster shots can be booked now. The message also contains links which are claimed to be of booking website. A spokesperson for the … Read more
To tackle further spread of Covid-19 in the country, the government has decided to impose new restrictions including closing of restaurants and pubs before midnight. The decision was taken after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The NPHET and medical experts had already advised the government to reintroduce some of the restrictions amid the surge in … Read more