vaccine

AGENDA

Covid-19 Booster Shots to reportedly be offered in early Autumn

According to reports, healthcare workers, the over-80s, residents of care facilities aged 65 and above, and those with…

By Jennifer McShane

vaccine hesitant

SELF

How to have a constructive conversation with your vaccine-hesitant loved one

We need to talk about vaccine hesitancy because silence is only serving to amplify fears.We all know someone.…

By Lauren Heskin

#jabsfortheboys

AGENDA

#Jabsfortheboys: Why the leapfrogging of vaccinations is a dangerous precedent

In recent months, The Coombe and now The Beacon have apologised for their vaccine distribution. But an apology…

By Amanda Cassidy

AstraZeneca

AGENDA

AstraZeneca vaccine rollout resumes in Ireland

By Lauren Heskin

vaccine delay

AGENDA

Ireland’s vaccine delay: What exactly is going on?

There’s been a lot of chat about a vaccine delay this week. Government announced a shortfall in the…

By Lauren Heskin

AGENDA

‘A nightmare trapped in a recurring nightmare’: Two-day suspension on travel from UK to be announced over new Covid fears

Five European nations have already imposed an air travel ban to and from the UK after a faster-spreading…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA

The challenging reality of the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out

It is a welcome light at the end of the long 2020 tunnel, but we shouldn't underestimate the…

By Amanda Cassidy

Covid vaccine

AGENDA, SELF

Minister for Health: ‘Covid vaccine rollout possible before the end of the year’

The first Covid-19 vaccinations could begin before the new year depending on approval from the European Medicines Agency,…

By Jennifer McShane

AGENDA

The end of the pandemic is in sight. Here’s to the new roaring 20s

I went into town yesterday for the first time in months. The Christmas lights were twinkling, hung uniformly…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

‘With my husband’s illness, it felt more important this year that the entire family got the flu vaccine’

This is the first year Irish children have been offered the flu vaccine free of charge. And the…

By Amanda Cassidy

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