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The nursing home sector has called on the Government to stay “ahead of” international guidance on fourth Covid-19 vaccine doses for older people as it(...)

All children aged 5 to 11 years will be offered a primary dose of Covid-19 vaccine from today. In a joint statement on Friday, Minister for Health St(...)

Up to 600 mental health nurses are absent from duty due to the impact of Covid-19, which is creating “unprecedented pressures” on remaining staff to (...)

Visitors to nursing homes should only be considered fully vaccinated if they have had a booster dose, if eligible, according to new guidance issued by(...)

An independent report commissioned by the Department of Health shows “the extent of discrimination” against private nursing homes in State funding of (...)

An advocacy group for older people in nursing homes is calling on care facilities to “hold the line” and keep visits to residents open as much as poss(...)

There has been a sharp reduction in the number of Covid-19 outbreaks and linked cases in nursing homes, pointing to a potential benefit from the rollo(...)

Covid-19 vaccine booster shots are to be given to healthcare workers from next weekend, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced. Mr Donnel(...)

Providing booster vaccinations for nursing home staff is “beyond critical” and must be planned as soon as possible, the representative group for the p(...)

There were more than 400 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across 90 outbreaks in schools last week with most in primary schools, new figures show. Latest(...)