Government has terminated a special sick pay scheme for the tiny proportion of staff who have developed long Covid and can no longer work
Health Protection Surveillance Centre
One fatality as a result of measles since start of year following outbreak across Europe
HPSC calls for concerted efforts to reverse trends as figures show young adults and gay men are worst affected groups
One outbreak of the disease is being reported by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre
More than 36,000 cases of the disease were recorded across Europe in 2022, says WHO and ECDC
Newest case confirmed on Thursday evening, with another suspected case being investigated
Latest figures come after man died from highly contagious disease earlier this month
NI health authorities warn of inevitable rise in case due to ‘alarming rise’ of outbreaks in Europe and UK
New figures from HPSC follow death of man (48) from viral illness last week
The disease is on the rise and the probability of an outbreak in Ireland is high due to lower uptake of MMR vaccine
There have been 48 flu deaths this winter, including two last week, according to the HPSC
Vaccination rate against measles stands at about 87 per cent, short of 95 per cent threshold advised by World Health Organisation to provide herd immunity
Staff and visitors may be required to wear masks due to high rates of flu and Covid-19 circulating
Nursing home in southeast the latest to suffer outbreak as public health threat rises
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