HSE offers immunisation against RSV for newborn babies
Four out of 100 newborn babies are hospitalised due to respiratory virus, says health official
RSV
Up to 28,000 babies will be offered RSV vaccine under plans, says Minister for Health
The RSV virus put significant pressure on paediatric hospital services last year
RSV: Infants prioritised for new respiratory virus vaccine ahead of older adults
Thousands of people are hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus every winter
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Masks may be required by staff and visitors in hospitals under new HSE guidance
Staff and visitors may be required to wear masks due to high rates of flu and Covid-19 circulating
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Minister warns rise in flu and Covid cases will increase pressure on hospitals
Stephen Donnelly says there were 80 per cent fewer patients waiting on trolleys over Christmas weekend, compared to same period in 2022
New antibody treatment for RSV in infants highly effective in reducing hospitalisations
Call to extend immunisation programme for babies based on trial outcome in UK, France and Germany
Flu cases more than double as Covid-19 infections surge, latest HSE figures show
Exact prevalence of Covid not known as only limited testing carried out but flu levels remain well below those recorded this time last year
RSV: Parents warned to cocoon babies as respiratory cases at ‘extraordinarily’ high levels, HSE warns
Number of people hospitalised with RSV falls, but flu and Covid-19 hospital numbers are up
Children’s hospital ‘swamped’ by record surge in respiratory cases
Almost 370 patients, most of them children, were hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) last week
Emergency department overcrowding: ‘People get left behind because there’s nobody at home’
On one day during a visit to St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny, 70 per cent of patients are aged over 65
Children’s hospitals under pressure as respiratory cases rise 36pc in a week
Almost 300 people were hospitalised with RSV virus last week, most of them children
‘Disappointing’ vaccine uptake to put pressure on hospitals, Health Service Executive forecasts
HSE expressed alarm that just 11.5 per cent of HSE staff have Covid-19 booster and 24.3 per cent the flu vaccine
RSV immunisation recommended for infants and older people as case numbers rise
ICUs in children’s hospitals under pressure with more than 400 cases of virus reported in first week of November
Children’s hospitals ‘extremely busy’ due to increasing number of RSV patients
Common virus causes coughs and colds and is the main cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in very young children
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine wins US panel’s backing for safety in older people
Questions remain about hospitalisation and side effects but drugmaker stays step ahead of British group GSK which faces similar panel
Breastfeeding ‘safeguards infants’ from respiratory infections, research finds
Even partial breastfeeding can reduce hospitalisation from common respiratory infection, according to Limerick researchers
Thousands protest around country against hospital overcrowding
Health service under unprecedented pressure in recent months
We’ve had enough of Covid, RSV and flu – but they haven’t had enough of us
Underlying fear of first wave of Covid-19 is replaced by weary resignation among patients and professionals
HSE cannot be ‘certain’ of avoiding return to record hospital overcrowding
Numbers left waiting for a bed in hospitals down from ‘unfortunate peaks’ last week
Flu season may continue until April, adding to pressure on health service
HSPC is warning of ‘significant’ rise in flu levels over the next month
Keep children with respiratory symptoms home from school, CMO tells parents
Schools reopen on Thursday as health service comes under severe strain from flu and Covid-19
Public urged to ‘consider all options’ before going to hospital amid surge in viruses
Pressure on hospitals is the result of high levels of flu and Covid-19 and increasing cases of respiratory syncytial virus
Pressure on hospitals from Covid surge of ‘huge concern’ – HSE
GPs called on to work extra hours during ‘exceptional period’ facing health service
Top tips for parents this winter from an emergency consultant at Temple Street
Dr Paddy Fitzpatrick says flu is now taking over this winter after respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reached record levels
Hospital overcrowding matches previous record as 760 patients wait on trolleys
Onslaught of flu, Covid and RSV is putting emergency departments under extreme pressure
Cases of Covid and flu set to surge after Christmas, says HSE
People urged to take measures to help control spread of viruses as hospitals prepare to deal with increased numbers in EDs
ECDC warns of significant pressure on health systems from surge in respiratory viruses
Europe’s disease watchdog says RSV is higher and earlier this year, flu is early and Covid may be having a resurgence
Hints of much worse to come as Strep A and RSV hit children and flu cases start to rise
Covid-19 lockdowns stopped many other illnesses in their tracks. Now that life has returned to normal, most of the bugs are back with a vengeance
Flu cases rise and ‘significant’ wave could be coming, CMO warns
Infections are starting to take off all over Europe with RSV and Covid-19 also circulating
Baby airlifted to Sweden due to Irish funding structure not covering RSV treatment in Dublin
Virus was ‘like a sticky glue blocking his alveoli that just wouldn’t allow him to breathe,’ father of Liam Murphy says
RSV: How to spot if your child has it and what to do if they do have it
As cases of the potentially dangerous virus surge among young children, a guide on how to manage the symptoms and when to worry
Mask-wearing urged around babies as respiratory virus cases surge to new record
No paediatric ICU beds free at weekend due to record numbers of RSV cases in small children
Do not ask grandparents to take care of children with respiratory illness, CMO warns
Record number of RSV cases lead to warning from Prof Breda Smyth
Children’s hospitals experiencing ‘onslaught’ of respiratory infections
Doctors say children attending emergency departments are ‘definitely sicker’ post pandemic
HSE says warmer weather creating ‘false sense of comfort’ on Covid-flu ‘twindemic’ threat
First cold snap will lead to more indoor mixing and increased transmissible of infection, says HSE’s chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry
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