Health Correspondent
In pub quizzes in years to come, questions might be asked about what the acronyms NIAC, NPHET and the latest one VRG stand for. Over a year ago, most people had never heard of these terms.
They have now become part of everyday language. The VRG is the Vaccine Rollout Group, a new team of top civil servants and others to ensure it all runs smoothly. The Labour Party labelled this new group as more bureaucracy and a mudguard for the Minister for Health.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has been around since 1995 and the 22-member group provides advice on immunisation. The Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health asks NIAC to advise on questions surrounding immunisation.
Nuashonraithe / Dé hAoine, 23 Aib 2021
11:42 Ráta scaipthe Covid laghdaithe go suntasach -Tony Holohan
Dúirt an Príomh Oifigeach Leighis,An Dr.Tony Holohan go bhfuil an ráta faoina bhfuil an Covid-19 ag scaipeadh i measc an phobail laghdaithe go suntasach. Dá réir , a dúirt sé tá súil go mbeifear in ann srianta bainteach le Covid a lagú .
Thug sé le fios go bhfuil feidhmiú an chláir vacsaínithe tar éis an dream is leochaillí sa phobal a chosaint ón víreas.
Dúirt sé áfach nár cheart don phobal a bheith siléigeach agus a bheith airdeallach i gcónaí mar gur fánach an chaoi a scaipfeadh an víreas níos tréine arís.
Updated: 23 Apr 2021, 9:32
IRELAND is in a very dangerous middle zone in terms of the rate of Covid-19 spread, an expert has said.
Tomas Ryan - who is a neuroscientist professor at Trinity College - told how the tough restrictions introduced across the nation could have been prevented.
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Mr Ryan said that Ireland needs to control the spread of Covid-19 in order to prevent a fourth wave before summerCredit: Reuters
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Mr Ryan said that although people want to keep schools open, we can t have everything and still live in the real world Credit: PA
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Colm Henry, Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE, said there is still a way to go before the vaccination programme seeps through Credit: PA
Covid-19 Ireland cases today: Further 434 infections announced and one death confirmed
The figures were confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team this evening
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A further 434 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed this evening.
Meanwhile sadly one further Covid death has been reported.
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The rise in coronavirus cases is linked to the return to schools and workplaces, according to NPHET.
A further 617 cases were reported this evening, the highest daily figure in more than three weeks.
The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital is continuing to slowly fall and the 176 recording this morning was down just over 4% on last week.
Speaking at this evening’s health briefing, the Chair of the NPHET Modelling Group Professor Philip Nolan said the rise may be linked to the return of first to fourth-year students to secondary school after Easter.
“It is dominated by an increased detection in those aged 13 to 18-years-of-age so, as that very large cohort of adolescents return to school, appropriately and understandably, with any symptoms they are being referred for tests and that is picking up some additional cases,” he said.