Vaccine exemption on medical grounds held up by legal and logistical problemsConsideration is being given to a system to facilitate people who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons
The Profile: Kyrie Irving, the NBA star who is making headlines – and missing games – over his refusal to get a vaccination for Covid-19The basketball star has asked for privacy but speculation about his vaccination status was all but confirmed when it was reported that he had interacted with Instagram posts from a conspiracy theorist who claims that “secret societies” are implanting vaccines in a plot to connect black people to a master computer for “a plan of Satan”.
Government hopes to raise vaccination rates via passports for pubs and restaurantsMinisters hope that extending the use of vaccination passports beyond the planned date of October 22 will put pressure on more unvaccinated people to get the jab
‘We’re absolutely delighted to be back, but what we need now is to stay open for good’Around the country, pubs and restaurants who have brought back indoor dining are reporting that the much-touted vaccine pass system is proving quick and easy to use
Covid-19: Pubs and restaurants brace themselves for the new realityThe new ‘vaccine pass’ system is likely to create numerous problems for publicans but, as they wearily acknowledge, it’s better than being closed up
No clarity on app to verify indoor diners’ digital vaccine certs Restaurants are pushing to be allowed reopen next week as soon as legislation facilitating indoor dining for vaccinated people is passed
Covid-19 and the Danish solution: ‘To get our society going, we are mostly using quick tests now’Denmark’s experience shows a way forward for the Irish hospitality sector. But with Nphet strongly opposed to antigen testing and the notion of Covid-19 vaccine certs already proving controversial, what options are left?
Government to defy Nphet and introduce antigen testing for reopeningMinister says any move to lift restrictions cannot be discriminatory against unvaccinated
Covid-19: False dawns and frayed nerves as the impasse rolls onThe postponement of indoor dining raised hackles across the hospitality industry, but the government is hopeful that a working group can thrash out the issues before much more damage is done
