Irish billionaires made 18 billion euro during the Covid-19 pandemic
The 10 richest men in the world doubled their fortunes while incomes of 99% of humanity fell. Ireland’s nine billionaires have increased their wealth by €18.3 billion to €49.7 billion since the start of the pandemic. The statistic was published by Oxfam in its Inequality Kills report on Monday (17 January). According to the report, […]
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“Clear as daylight” that unvaccinated people are a risk to themselves and others – Taoiseach
5,156 cases of Covid were confirmed in Ireland today. Micheál Martin has said that it is “clear as daylight” that unvaccinated people are taking risks for both themselves and the public while they remain unvaccinated. The Taoiseach made the remarks on Sunday (5 December) as new restrictions come into action in the run up to […]
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Simon Harris “surprised” by lack of booster programme for healthcare workers
“A country could be doing well today, and may not be doing so well in two weeks time.” Former Minister for Health Simon Harris has said he was surprised by the absence of a plan to provide booster vaccines to healthcare workers. In an interview with Pat Kenny on Newstalk on Wednesday morning (20 October), […]
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Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effectiveness drops to 47% after six months
However, it did remain 90% effective against hospitalisation. The effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech goes down to 47% after six months, according to a new study. Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are 90% effective against hospitalisation regardless of variant for at least six months but only 47% effective against infection, the peer-reviewed analysis found. The study […]
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Full details as four walk-in vaccination centres to open again from today
They will be running until Sunday in certain locations as the portal opened for those aged 12 to 15 on Wednesday. Four walk-in vaccination centres are scheduled to open across the country this weekend, offering mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, such as Pfizer and Moderna, without appointments. Anyone aged over 12 can attend the walk-in centres for […]
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HSE to “allocate as many slots as possible” for people aged 12 to 15 to get Covid-19 vaccine this weekend
“We would anticipate being able to start vaccination within a couple of days of registration.” The Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that they will be allocating “as many slots as possible” for people aged 12 to 15 to get the Covid-19 vaccine over the weekend. The portal is set to open for the age […]
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