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Vaccinations in the European Union are set to begin from 27 December. By Michelle Hennessy Saturday 19 Dec 2020, 12:05 AM Dec 19th 2020, 12:05 AM 26,892 Views 26 Comments
Image: PA
Image: PA
IT IS LOOKING more likely every day that Ireland’s first Covid-19 vaccinations will be administered before the end of 2020.
European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen this week announced vaccinations will begin in EU countries from 27 December. This Monday the European Medicines Agency will meet to conclude its evaluation of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
It’s widely known Nphet is run by a bunch of men in suits, so I was surprised this week to discover it’s not true.
In fact, the National Public Health Emergency Team has a gender balance so equal it could be run by Justin Trudeau.
Nphet is repeatedly held up as a boys’ club – evidenced by the fact we only see the “male face” of Tony and Ronan and Paul on the telly. They’re the ones running the country, they’re all male, and so it’s proof we live in a patriarchy. It seemed an aberration, considering there are as many women as men now in medicine.
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Ireland s Covid cases are rising, but we are still in a good position compared to our neighbours
A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Guy s Hospital in London. Picture: AP Photo
Wed, 16 Dec, 2020 - 19:11
Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent
There is hope now for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic but many months to go before normality returns.
Ireland, despite a difficult and tragic start, is now in a better position facing into Christmas compared to most European nations although health experts are watching a slow rise in our cases with concern.
The 14-day incidence rate for infections in Ireland is currently 80.4 per 100,000 which is the second lowest in the EU. Only remote Iceland is doing better with a rate of 49.3 cases.