France, Spain and UK to introduce Covid-19 curbs on China but Ireland holds off for now
Ireland to follow advice of European Centres for Disease Control which says there is ‘no need’ for additional restrictions at present
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Tony Holohan to chair new Covid Advisory Group to replace Nphet
New faces on group include Luke O’Neill and Clíona O’Farrelly with representative Taoiseach’s department yet to be confirmed
Covid-19: Schools not fuelling virus despite Omicron concerns, data shows
Analysis: Schools can operate safely if guidelines are fully implemented, expert says
Experts say State needs ‘plan B’ of tighter restrictions to fight Omicron wave
Fears expressed about impact of infection on hospitals as new strain takes over
Covid-19: Are we heading for another lockdown? Experts give their view
Omicron variant pressure on hospitals may force imposition of more severe social curbs
‘Stark’ warning delivered to Ministers on Covid-19 trajectory in Ireland between now and Christmas
‘No talk of reimposing restrictions but concern peak and rapid fall cannot be assumed’
Covid-19: Number in hospital with the disease reaches highest level in seven months
Chief medical officer ‘increasingly worried’ about the increase in infections nationwide
Health worker caught Covid twice in first scientist-confirmed Irish reinfection case
Concern for semi-vaccinated over more infectious Indian variant as restrictions lifted
Experts urge caution on extending gap between doses of vaccines
Senior medics say a significant benefit to the vaccination programme would be needed to justify extending the gap
Explainer: Pros and cons of extending gap between vaccine doses
Minister for Health is awaiting a recommendation on whether to extend interval
Pressure grows on Government to review use of AstraZeneca vaccines
Donnelly and Glynn set to consider vaccine in context of other EU countries’ restrictions
Moving under-35s up vaccine queue should be considered, says academic
UCC professor tells zero-Covid group inoculating young could help slow spread of virus
Should we just go ahead and give the AstraZeneca vaccine to older people?
Q&A: It all boils down to weighing up risk, and WHO and Nphet view that differently
Q&A: Can I still pass Covid on after I’ve been vaccinated?
What effect will the vaccines have on the pandemic and will they work against known variants?
Immunologist rejects idea Covid-19 vaccines were approved too fast
Prof Luke O’Neill says pharmaceutical sector has highest standards of regulation and validation
New coronavirus variant likely circulating in Republic, experts say
Data expected in coming days that will confirm if new variant is more transmissible
New coronavirus strain: What is it and should we be worried?
Some scientists say data insufficient to conclude strain more transmissible than before
Covid-19 vaccines: Questions about the unknown
What we know and don’t know about how vaccination in Ireland will work
Covid-19 vaccines: All we know so far and the challenges ahead
Huge logistical task looms when drugs ready since double doses needed for most people
Irish designer of Oxford vaccine: ‘I’ve never worked so hard in my life’
Tess Lambe estimates three billion doses of the Covid-19 jab will be available to distribute
Coronavirus vaccine: ‘By next summer, Covid will be close to a bad memory’
‘All we have at this point is a very promising press release. But the signs are very promising’
‘Stick your vaccine up your arse’ – the Covid-19 vaccine, the science and the sceptics
Covid-19 vaccine trials are advancing fast – but anti-vaccine sentiment is growing too
Speed, success, diplomacy and delivery: the formula for a Covid-19 vaccine
Numerous coronavirus vaccines are being developed, but none is assured of success
Irish medics likely to start treating Covid-19 patients with dexamethasone
Widely-available drug shown in UK to significantly reduce death rate
Putting research at the heart of Ireland’s healthcare
Prof Helen Whelton argues encouraging innovation offers best outcomes for patients
The virus that won the war? Frank McNally on an exhibition about the Spanish Flu of 1918
An Irishman’s Diary
Pioneering science in Ireland: students can follow in their footsteps
Scientists and engineers are doing cutting-edge research in our third-level institutions to save lives, reach for the stars, or solve big data problems
Painless needles could slash vaccine costs
Tyndall makes small patches that have about 100 microscopic needles projecting down for implantation in the skin
New technology to help combat malaria developed at UCC
Microneedle based patch said to require lower levels of vaccine to be effective
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