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Ireland’s vaccine rollout: Can we stay at the top of the EU league table?
- Health
- January 16, 2021, 01:00
HSE chief executive Paul Reid is an avid soccer fan. On Thursday he said Irish people may feel like the country is 5-1 down in the Covid-19 battle but(...)

Covid-19: Communications head appointed for vaccine rollout
- Health
- January 7, 2021, 13:19
The Government has appointed an experienced public relations professional to oversee communications around the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. Eliza(...)

Covid-19: Record 3,394 cases reported in Republic
- Health
- January 2, 2021, 10:23
A further 3,394 cases of Covid-19 were reported on Saturday, almost double the highest number of cases previously recorded in one day in the Republic (...)

State to examine extending period between vaccine shots
- Irish News
- January 2, 2021, 01:00
The State is to examine if the period between the two required doses of Covid-19 vaccinations could be extended in order to accelerate the rollout, as(...)

Prolonging interval between Covid vaccine shots to aid rollout speed examined
- Irish News
- January 2, 2021, 01:00
The State is to examine if the period between the two required doses of Covid-19 vaccinations could be extended in order to accelerate the rollout, as(...)

‘A momentous day’: Annie Lynch (79) first person to get Covid-19 vaccine in State
- Health
- December 29, 2020
Dublin grandmother Annie Lynch (79) became the first person in the Republic to receive the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday afternoon. The Pfizer/BioNT(...)

Covid vaccine brings some muted festive cheer
- Health & Pharma
- December 22, 2020, 05:40
As we face into a Christmas like no other there is at least the promise that we may not have to endure such a festive season again. Rapidly rising nu(...)

Covid-19: All nursing home residents, staff could be vaccinated by February, taskforce head says
- Oireachtas
- December 16, 2020, 11:52
All nursing home residents and staff could be vaccinated by the mid to late Febuary, according to provisional modelling, the chair of the State’s Covi(...)

Vaccine certificates part of implementation plan, says Donnelly
- Health
- December 16, 2020
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said it will be necessary to see what impact vaccines have on transmission of Covid-19 in Ireland before cert(...)

Cabinet plans to roll out 14m doses of Covid vaccine in five types of location
- Health
- December 15, 2020, 01:00
Cabinet will today sign off on a plan to deliver more than €100 million worth of vaccines across the country – including at mass vaccination centres –(...)