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Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker: What's available in the Republic of Ireland and what else is coming?

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Dr Cillian de Gascun said that the case emphasised the importance of public health measures. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

First case of B1525 Covid-19 variant detected in Ireland, says Nphet chair

Variant is one of interest rather than concern at present, says Dr Cillian De Gascun

All viruses evolve and mutate as they make copies of themselves to spread and survive. This coronavirus is no different. Photograph: iStock

Q&A: What are the new coronavirus variants and should we be worried?

Another new strain, known as B1525 or the Nigerian variant, has been found in Ireland

The ‘new normal’ would have to be respect for the virus, but not to go backward into lockdown, said Dr David Nabarro. Photograph: Albin Lohr-Jones/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty

‘Potentially dangerous time’ as Covid case numbers drop, warns WHO envoy

‘We’re not ready’ for international travel despite ongoing vaccinations, says Dr David Nabarro

Covid-19: There were 81,121 referrals for community testing where a “valid reservation was recorded” in the week up to last Friday. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Coronavirus: 229 healthcare workers diagnosed last week

CSO figures show infection rates falling in Dublin for seventh week in a row

Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn: we could be ‘in a good place’ by the end of the summer, he told the Nphet briefing on Thursday night. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins

Covid-19: Ireland could be ‘close to normal’ by end of year, says Dr Ronan Glynn

‘Sudden and sharp’ decrease in cases in care facilities shows effect of vaccines, briefing hears

A dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Photograph: Lukasz Sokol/Bloomberg

4:24 Covid-19 vaccine rollout defended by HSE amid claims of queue jumping

Dáil hears claims some childcare providers were vaccinated early; GPs raise concerns

Deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn: ‘We are making good progress and can see that many of the key indicators of disease levels in our communities are continuing to fall.’ Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Coronavirus: Variant discovered in UK and Nigeria found in State for first time

Nphet reports 35 deaths and 613 Covid-19 cases while situation remains ‘precarious’

‘For people in nursing homes, time might not necessarily be with them and their families are desperate to get into them.’ File photograph: Getty

Calls to restart nursing home visits as vaccines cut infections

Groups representing care homes and residents call for plan to allow visiting once more

Covid-19 testing: There were just four new outbreaks of the disease in hospitals reported in the week to February 4th. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

‘Vaccine effect’ behind 80% drop in nursing home cases, says HSE official

Impact of vaccine rollout beginning to ‘kick in’ but Henry warns level of virus infection still too high

Of the scans that did not happen, analysis from the IPA suggests that more than 50,000 people should have been called in for further examinations in relation to breast, cervical, bowel and retina scanning. File photograph: iStock

Almost 400,000 fewer people scanned for cancers last year

Irish Patients’ Association raises concern over impact of Covid-19 on screening

A near-empty Grafton Street during lockdown. Fewer people today believe life will return to normal as quickly as they had previously thought, according to CSO research

Covid-19: Higher rates of people feeling depressed, CSO report finds

More than half surveyed in report say mental health has been negatively affected

Dr Gabriel Scally, author of the State’s report into the CervicalCheck controversy, says he has not had a conversation with anyone that indicated his services were no longer required. File photograph: Crispin Rodwell

Gabriel Scally not asked to step down from CervicalCheck role by Donnelly

Public health expert says more work needs to be done and he is ‘ready and willing’

‘Looking back at China and Wuhan, we were all looking at it on the news and not realising that it was on its way or it was already here,’ says Dr Corinna Sadlier, consultant at Cork University Hospital

3:03 Covid-19: ‘Virus is ahead of us all the time’

Doctor who treated Ireland’s first-known case says the State must be ‘more proactive’

A vial of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine against Covid-19. Photograph: Matthias Rietschel/Getty Images

Vaccines and reopening: What the months ahead might look like

The best and worst-case scenarios under the latest Government plan

Liz Canavan, assistant secretary general to the Department of the Taoiseach. File photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Household visits and playdates ‘still out’ despite return to schools

‘People might think everyone’s relaxing. That’s actually not true’ – Government official

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly visiting the HSE Covid-19 vaccination centre in the Helix, DCU at the weekend. Photograph: Julien Behal

Ireland has ordered enough vaccines for 10.3m people - Minister

The Government has taken up every option to purchase vaccines, Donnelly says

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar speaks during a joint press conference at Government Buildings in Dublin. Photograph: Julien Behal Photography/PA Wire

Covid-19: Varadkar defends ‘differentiated approach’ to mandatory quarantine

‘Why would you put someone from the Isle of Man into hotel quarantine when there is no Covid there?’

Tom Arnold to lead expert group on global food systems

Irish agricultural economist appointed by European Commission to assess options for a more sustainable food economy

Many patients with serious underlying health conditions are to be vaccinated earlier against Covid-19. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times

Covid-19: People aged 16-69 with very high risk conditions moved up vaccine list

Patient lobby groups say the case for reprioritisation was unequivocal

Dr Nóirín Russell, CervicalCheck clinical director, says ‘there’s a very very real risk that if the environment doesn’t change, we won’t have a screening programme’.

2:44 Lack of trust causing women to put their lives at risk, CervicalCheck warns

Recruitment difficulties jeopardise plans to transfer lab work from the US to Ireland

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