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Coombe vaccine controversy rumbles on with flurry of letters Fallout from Covid-19 jabs for staff relatives sparks criticism and counter-criticism about 3 hours ago Simon Carswell Public Affairs Editor Listen now 5:31 Prof Michael O’Connell, master of the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital on Cork Street, Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Your Web Browser may be out of d...

Politics by Madura McCormack Premium Content   The quarantine facility proposed by the Queensland Government for Wellcamp near Toowoomba is effectively dead and buried, with Australias top health official confirming the Commonwealth was "not actively exploring" any purpose-built infrastructure. And even if the 1000-bed quarantine facility was built at the privately owned Wellcamp Airport, there arent enough public health workers to run it. But the State G...

Health by Samantha Maiden   Australians aged between 50-69 will now be able to receive the COVID-19 jab from May - but only if they are happy with the AstraZeneca vaccine. Over 50s who are not already eligible to be vaccinated will now be able to get an AstraZeneca vaccine at respiratory clinics from May 3, and at GPs from May 17. Teenagers as young as 16 will also now be eligible to be vaccinated as early as this year because the preferred vaccine for un...

Fundamental human rights and equality issues, including the right to life, are in play and any approach to the issues must reflect these, he says. “Specifically the right to life engages positive obligations on the State to effectively investigate suspicious deaths. Also, the right to private and family life are engaged in respect of burying loved ones and knowing the fate of family members. “In particular, the right of family members to know what happened to loved ones should form th...

Consultant tells board of ‘serious errors of judgment’ at Dublin maternity hospital

In her April 7th letter, Prof Murphy said the master has “overall responsibility for the events relating to the vaccination of family members within the hospital and in a consultant’s home”. “This behaviour has been brought to the attention of the Medical Council and is likely to warrant a review process. He needs to stand aside in the best interests of the hospital,” she wrote. “It is the board’s responsibility to hold Dr O’Connell accountable for his ac...

  Alexis Carey Prof Kelly said it wasnt necessary to take a day off after the second jab as the "vast majority of people tolerate the vaccine very well". He said while there might be some local symptoms at the vaccine site, or some mild "short-lived side effects" like a headache, they "wont be too bad" for most of us. PM, Prof Murphy vow to get jab Alexis Carey Prof Murphy said he would be "lining up with great enthusiasm" to get the coronavirus vaccine, while Mr Morrison said he woul...

The first Aussies are just weeks away from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. This is everything you need to know about how the rollout will work.

The first Aussies are just weeks away from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. This is everything you need to know about how the rollout will work.

The first Aussies are just weeks away from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. This is everything you need to know about how the rollout will work.