politics Holohan rebuked by Donnelly over Nphet replacement groupThe chief medical officer raised concerns over membership of the new advisory team, correspondence seen by the Business Post shows
Pfizer’s Covid-19 anti-viral drug arrives in Ireland Paxlovid to be available in hospitals for in-patients from next week
Tony O’Brien: High levels of Covid are a policy failure, but refusing to act is a leadership failureThe reintroduction of a partial mask mandate seems a simple and proportionate response to the situation we are now in
Pfizer Covid-19 antiviral pills to arrive in AprilHSE has now signed contract for the drugs, which studies have shown are 100 per cent effective at preventing death in unvaccinated patients
‘Exit wave’ of Covid-19 puts hospitals under more pressureWhile few patients are developing serious illness, persistently high case numbers are affecting the HSE’s ability to deliver non-Covid care
Department to underpin Nphet decisions in event of legal action Legal service to compile reports and documentation relating to team’s work
State inspectors cut PUP payments to more than 37,000 working claimants Pandemic payments were stopped after data-matching showed thousands were still claiming support while back at work
Comment: The route to global vaccine equity is not through the status quoOpen source technology stimulates rather than blocks innovation
Comment: The route to global vaccine equity is not through a waiver of IP rightsA Trips agreement waiver would lead to a drop in research and development for Covid-19-related products like vaccines and treatments
Health officials divided over ending use of Covid certs Nphet meeting heard that focus should be on ‘long-standing deficits’ in the county’s health service exposed by the pandemic
Covid Tracker App used in less than 2% of positive casesReport on app that has cost €1.66 million due in coming weeks following delays
Holohan signals end of Nphet as mask wearing set to be easedThe team met for the first time today since most Covid-19 restrictions were lifted almost four weeks ago
Israeli expert says country’s Covid-19 spike should be a ‘warning sign’ to IrelandDr Nadav Davidovitch said it was important to speed up the vaccination campaign for children around the world
Decision to wind down Nphet rests with Minister — HolohanThe chief medical officer told an Oireachtas committee that Nphet is examining what level of public health surveillance is required over the coming months
Covid-19: Global public health risk still ‘very high’, Holohan to sayChief medical officer will tell politicians the outlook is ‘broadly positive’ when it comes to the risks associated with the disease in Ireland
Too early to assess pandemic response: public health doctors Make-up of expert group to assess Ireland’s response to Covid-19, is criticised for narrow focus and for lack of frontline workers and patient representatives
75% of children aged 5-11 yet to be registered for Covid vaccineLess than 20% of young children have received a first dose of the vaccine, which has been available since early January
Government’s expert group on antigen testing stood down The group met 20 times between last July and January to advance the widespread use of rapid testing
More than €50 million in wage subsidies recouped through inspectionsThe Revenue enforcement measures returned €31.5 million in Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and €19.2 million in Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme to the state
€180,000 in Covid-19 business support grants repaid to Department of Enterprise Enterprise Ireland received €2.5 million in early repayments under the sustaining enterprise fund
