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Donnelly hails 'important week' as GPs and nurses vaccinated ahead of over-85s rollout tomorrow The Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines are being given at centres in Dublin, Portlaoise, Sligo and Galway this weekend. By Press Association Sunday 14 Feb 2021, 1:45 PM Feb 14th 2021, 10:39 AM 35,549 Views 111 Comments Dr Marie Nangle, a GP from Tullamore, receives her second dose of the Moderna vaccine at the GP vaccination clinic in the Midlands P...

3,000 GPs And Practice Nurses Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine Today Share this article Around 3,000 GPs and practice nurses are receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today. The Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs are being given at hubs in Dublin, Galway, Portlaoise and Sligo. HSE CEO Paul Reid visited the teams in Sligo today where around 500 of the healthcare workers were vaccinated. He said there was a "lovely atmosphere" at the centre in IT Sligo, commending the "great cooperation by everyone to make this happen". The latest figures show over 261,000 coronavirus inoculations have been adminis...

Situation in our hospitals is stark, warns Holohan Updated / Sunday, 17 Jan 2021 22:29 The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said that people of all ages are being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and that "the situation in our hospitals is stark". Dr Holohan's comments come as the Department of Health announced 13 more Covid-related deaths. It brings the total number of Covid-related deaths to 2,608. The median age of those who died was 83 years, and the age range was 66 to 97 years. A further 2,944 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases...

Share this article The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory says the UK variant of COVID-19 will become the dominant variant in Ireland. Dr Cillian De Gascun warned it has adapted and is better at moving from person to person. He said we must "reduce its opportunities to spread" by cutting out socialising, staying home, not visiting other houses or attending illegal gatherings. It comes as 60 further deaths and 3,231 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the Republic yesterday. Dublin GP Dr Ray Walley said that while the numbers are coming down, we still have a long way to...

BATLEY and Spen MP Tracy Brabin says the Covid vaccine rollout inspires hope after seeing the progress being made in her constituency. She visited the vaccination centre at the Al Hikmah Centre in Batley, to see the progress made and to thank the medical staff and volunteers who have given their time to roll out the vaccine across the borough. This vaccine centre was set up by Curo Health, the federation of North Kirklees GPs, who are staffing it. Ms Brabin said “Seeing the amazing work being done to roll this vaccine out really does inspire hope. “My mum is in her 80s and this ...