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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

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‘When I was offered the vaccine, I had assumed it was a scam of some sort and debated not showing’

Alice Sommers was attending a hospital for a yet diagnosed but presumed minor issue. What did the hospital…

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Lynn Enright: ‘It’s no wonder young women are vaccine hesitant’

We shouldn’t rush to ridicule or admonish vaccine hesitant young women. Their fears and concerns need to be…

By Lynn Enright

After years of taking the oral contraceptive pill, if Amy hadn’t sought treatment, she would have died.
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‘The risk of clots has been very real for women for many years. Why didn’t they take the pill off the market?’

The risk of a blood clot when taking the oral contraceptive pill is 5-12 in 10,000. Why are…

By Dearbhla Crosse

AGENDA

Vaccine war: What row is going on between the UK and the EU?

By Jennifer McShane

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

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AGENDA

Explainer: Everything we know about the new Covid-19 virus strain

As tougher Tier 3 restrictions are announced for London, a new strain of coronavirus has been identified in…

By Jennifer McShane

AGENDA

Covid-19 vaccines: Here’s what you need to know

Pharma companies Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna exceeded expectations over the past 10 days when they announced two separate…

By Jennifer McShane

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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

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EDITORIAL

First trials of UK Covid-19 vaccine find it safe with an ‘immune reaction’

Researchers at Oxford University described the results as encouraging with much work still to be done The race…

By Jennifer McShane

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EDITORIAL

‘This is good news’: Promising Covid-19 vaccine readies for final testing in the US

A trial from the experimental vaccine showed positive immune responses in all participants Trial results from a new…

By Shayna Sappington