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Emma Kelly, who has been fully vaccinated, left the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday evening, The Irish Times understands. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Several Ministers support mandatory quarantine exemption for vaccinated people

Several Ministers have come out strongly in favour of considering exemptions for mandatory hotel quarantine for fully vaccinated people. The idea was(...)

Citywest Covid-19 Vaccination Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA
Mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers would be ‘most intrusive step’ - regulator

Mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers who refuse the Covid-19 vaccine may be considered in future but it would the “most intrusive step”, a heal(...)

There is no right or wrong answer to the dilemma posed by the news of a plausible connection between the AstraZeneca vaccine and a rare blood clot. It is a matter of balancing risk. Photograph: Joel Saget/ AFP via Getty Images
Irish Times view on inoculation campaign: A big setback

The very cautious decision of the National Immunisation Advisory Council (Niac) to recommend that the AstraZeneca vaccine be given only to those over (...)

A €1 million plan is being worked on to ensure the cost of accommodation for Erasmus students who must enter hotel quarantine when returning to Ireland can be covered. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Quarantine costs for non-Erasmus students returning home not covered by State

Irish students studying abroad outside the Erasmus programme will not be included in the €1 million plan that aims to cover the cost of mandatory hote(...)

The European Medicines Agency says unusual blood clots in the brain are a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, but benefits of the jab greatly outweigh the risks – especially in older people. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/Pool/AFP via Getty
How have other countries responded to concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine?
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  • April 13, 2021, 09:42

The Republic became the latest country to restrict the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine amid concern over blood clots. The Department of Health(...)

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris is working on a plan to ensure the cost of mandatory hotel quarantine for students returning to Ireland from Erasmus can be covered for students. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Irish Erasmus students to have hotel quarantine paid for by State

About 500 Irish college students studying in EU countries which have been added to the mandatory hotel quarantine list are set to have their accommoda(...)

Mandatory quarantine on Monday as passengers arrive from Dublin Airport at the Dublin Airport Holiday Inn Express Hotel. Photograph: Collins
Rush for flights into State from countries set for quarantine list

There has been a scramble for tickets on flights into Ireland from countries to be added to the mandatory hotel quarantine list later this week. The(...)

Ireland’s Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan celebrate winning the lightweight men’s double final at European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy. Photograph: Detlev Seyb/Inpho
Irish rowers win gold and silver at European Championships

Rowing again captured the imagination of the country, when two Irish boats made it to the podium in the finals of the European Rowing Championships in(...)

Army personnel at Dublin Airport: There are concerns in Government about the ability of the mandatory hotel system to absorb increased numbers but sources insist new hotel capacity can be sourced. Photograph: Colin Keegan
Extension of hotel quarantine to proceed despite capacity fears

The Department of Health said on Sunday night the extension of mandatory hotel quarantine to countries including the US, Canada, France and Italy woul(...)

Several EU countries have limited the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine to only older people –as the clots have affected younger people – while the UK has confined it to those aged over 30. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images
Ministers fear new AstraZeneca curbs will slow vaccine rollout

New restrictions on the use of AstraZeneca doses could slow the State’s vaccine rollout just when it was supposed to be accelerating, Government Minis(...)

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