vaccinations

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AGENDA, SELF

Lynn Enright: ‘It’s no wonder young women are vaccine hesitant’

We shouldn’t rush to ridicule or admonish vaccine hesitant young women. Their fears and concerns need to be…

By Lynn Enright

After years of taking the oral contraceptive pill, if Amy hadn’t sought treatment, she would have died.
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SELF

‘The risk of clots has been very real for women for many years. Why didn’t they take the pill off the market?’

The risk of a blood clot when taking the oral contraceptive pill is 5-12 in 10,000. Why are…

By Dearbhla Crosse

Beacon hospital

AGENDA

Beacon hospital outrage: ‘A privileged group with the right connections jumps the queue’

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

Vaccine war: What row is going on between the UK and the EU?

By Jennifer McShane

Covid

AGENDA

Explainer: Everything we know about the new Covid-19 virus strain

As tougher Tier 3 restrictions are announced for London, a new strain of coronavirus has been identified in…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

HPV and the HPV vaccine: the facts (and myths) you need to know

Despite decades of research into the connections between HPV and cervical cancers, as well as the HPV vaccine,…

By Lauren Heskin

Covid-19

EDITORIAL

Experts say Covid-19 vaccine could be ready “by Christmas”

In what is a ray of positive news, the chairwoman of the UK Vaccine Taskforce has said there…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

Oxford professor claims a Covid-19 vaccine could be available by September

A Covid-19 vaccine could be made available by September according to an Oxford professor  An Oxford University professor…

By Edaein OConnell

Roald Dahl anti-vaxxers letter to anti-vaxxers

EDITORIAL

‘In 12 hours she was dead’: Roald Dahl’s letter to anti-vaxxers following his daughter’s death

A letter by late children's author, Roald Dahl, has resurfaced in which he describes his daughter Olivia's death.…

By Grace McGettigan

Laura Brennan

EDITORIAL

#ThankYouLaura: Laura Brennan hailed following ‘significant’ HPV vaccination uptake

Ireland has had one of the world’s quickest recoveries in vaccination rates after a health scare, an upturn…

By Jennifer McShane

Flu

EDITORIAL

HSE warns flu is on the rise and ‘actively circulating’

At-risk groups are being urged to get vaccinated against the flu as the latest figures from the HSE…

By Jennifer McShane

measles

EDITORIAL

HSE urges parents to vaccinate children after rise in measles cases reported

The HSE is advising parents to get their children vaccinated at the start of International Infection Prevention Week…

By Jennifer McShane