Ronan Glynn

Society needs schools but we must not bury health risks in constructive ambiguity

‘Schools are not as safe now as they were’, says deputy chief medical officer Ronan Glynn

Almost 200,000 Covid tests carried out in past week amid surge in demand for service

Boosters should have been rolled out as soon as they were approved – immunologist

Vaccines remain highly effective at preventing severe disease and deaths from Covid-19

Teachers’ union calls for contact tracing and antigen tests due to recent rise in cases

Chief medical officer shares trick-or-treating safety advice to prevent spread of Covid-19

Varadkar suggests antigen tests could be used for school contacts as teachers seek changes

Tánaiste and Taoiseach say schools will reopen next week as planned despite rising cases

HSE sends free antigen tests to vaccinated close contacts with no symptoms

Government concerned at compliance slippage, Holohan says restrictions still an option

Total of 470 Covid-19 patients in hospital on Sunday night, including 74 in ICU

Many disagree with Nphet, among whom are the WHO and European Commission

What is happening with the return to workplaces, masks and household visits?

‘We are seeing increased incidences across most age groups,’ says deputy CMO

Expert opinion unsure if ‘a three-dose schedule will improve responses, or durability’

Continued doubt over next phase of reopening on October 22nd due to high case numbers

Authority says there is an expectation that news discussions will not be one-sided

Fewer than 10% of people who test positive for disease using link to share key information

Vaccination hasn’t been the expected silver bullet, especially against the Delta variant

Vaccination programme ‘has prevented 2,700 cases per week per million population’

Daily case figure worst since January and hospitalisations greatest since April

Focus always going to shift to younger people as vaccination programme continues apace

HSE chief Paul Reid says despite promising daily case data, ‘we’re not out of the woods’

Businesses reopening under new laws have been victims of ‘review bombing’ and abuse

Coronavirus: 1,408 new cases reported, with 152 virus patients in hospital and 26 in ICU

Three more deaths linked to virus reported in the North and 1,473 additional infections

Nphet to discuss Delta variant threat; Niac advice on immunising 12-15-year-olds is ‘imminent’

Nine in 10 need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity due to mutant strains, HSE suggests

Frustration mounts over digital Covid cert and indoor dining guidelines

Security for public health officials increased following posts on far-right Facebook pages

Dr Ronan Glynn says people who are not fully vaccinated need to be careful

Government considering offering one-shot vaccine to people under 35

Rate of transmission rising in past 10 days with notable patterns in Dublin, Waterford

Amid Bloomsday celebrations, Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll sounds a sobering note

Further 283 cases reported while Minister says over-60s will have gotten second jab before foreign travel opens

Hospital insists move will not delay rollout of Covid-19 vaccines due to increased capacity

Chief medical officer Tony Holohan ‘genuinely concerned’ at sale of such kits

No plans to keep Donegal in lockdown from Monday, Dr Ronan Glynn says

Areas of county have reported up to five times national average of Covid-19 cases