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Thursday 25 February 2021
 
Earlier this week, the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD announced the changes to Ireland’s Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy. Picture Dan Linehan

Earlier this week, the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD announced the changes to Ireland’s Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy. Picture Dan Linehan

Cork mother welcomes changes to vaccine allocation strategy, but says carers need to be vaccinated sooner 

A Cork mother has welcomed the changes to the Covid-19 vaccination allocation strategy and the “passport to protection” it will provide for her son who was diagnosed with cancer in October.

Speaking during an online conference on the current pandemic hosted by UCC’s Biomedical Science Society, Science Society, Pharmacy Society, Medical Society, and Medical Research and Technology Society, Mr Reid said he was “blown away at times by the whole of government response”. Photograph: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

Speaking during an online conference on the current pandemic hosted by UCC’s Biomedical Science Society, Science Society, Pharmacy Society, Medical Society, and Medical Research and Technology Society, Mr Reid said he was “blown away at times by the whole of government response”. Photograph: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

Reid: Response to pandemic has helped public confidence in health service

THE CEO of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Paul Reid has spoken of how Government departments and agencies’ response to the pandemic has benefitted the health service.

Dr Elizabeth Brint of UCC’s pathology department believes that the time between administering the first and second dose of the vaccine could be spread out. Picture Dan Linehan

Dr Elizabeth Brint of UCC’s pathology department believes that the time between administering the first and second dose of the vaccine could be spread out. Picture Dan Linehan

New data should lead to vaccine plan rethink, says Cork expert

THE latest data on the impact of the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine should give cause for a rethink of Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination strategy, according to an immunologist at University College Cork (UCC).

Dr McCartney said large studies pooling data from dozens of individual trials have described an approximately 10% reduction in risk of respiratory infection amongst people taking vitamin D supplements.

Dr McCartney said large studies pooling data from dozens of individual trials have described an approximately 10% reduction in risk of respiratory infection amongst people taking vitamin D supplements.

Vitamin D 'reduces mortality' of Covid-19 patients, health committee told

Vitamin D should be part of the Government's health measures to help prevent the severity of Covid-19 illnesses, health experts have said.

The IDA said the annual spend on dental treatment for medical-card holders for Cork experienced a fall of 33% in the last three years from €7,836,612.12 in 2017 to €5,256,327.79 in 2020.

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The IDA said the annual spend on dental treatment for medical-card holders for Cork experienced a fall of 33% in the last three years from €7,836,612.12 in 2017 to €5,256,327.79 in 2020.

IDA claims dental treatment for medical cardholders in 'complete chaos'

The Irish Dental Association has claimed that dental treatment for medical-card holders is in “complete chaos”, warning that the unprecedented number of dentists withdrawing from the “outdated” Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) is having serious repercussions for patients nationwide.

 
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