Suzanne Cotter
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Better-off parents slower to vaccinate children
- Social Affairs
- August 27, 2019, 02:31
Parents in some of the wealthiest parts of the State have been slowest to have their children vaccinated, unpublished figures show. Uptake of the MMR(...)
The return of mumps: Why has the disease gained a hold in Ireland?
- Health & Family
- February 16, 2019, 06:00
The origins of the word for the disease are lost in time, but most probably come from the “grimace” of the sufferer who finds swallowing painful. Mump(...)
Meningitis warning issued after three deaths
- Health
- January 9, 2019, 18:46
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has appealed to the public to be vigilant for the symptoms of meningitis after three people died from the condition(...)
Congenital rubella syndrome: ‘My twin sister and I have endured a shocking journey’
- Health & Family
- November 13, 2018, 07:01
As a woman with congenital rubella syndrome, I would like to discuss vaccinations and speak from experience. My twin sister and I share this same birt(...)
Forty cases of measles reported in growing outbreak
- Health
- June 10, 2016, 17:40
Parents have been urged to ensure their children’s vaccinations are up to date as a measles outbreak grows. Forty suspected cases of measles have bee(...)
Vaccination for MMR shows ‘marked’ improvement
- Health
- April 22, 2014, 13:01
Some 93 per cent of children in Ireland have received the MMR vaccine by two years of age, a “marked” improvement on previous years, the HSE’s (...)
