Flu vaccination extension to teenagers can help nation’s health – Senator Conway
Extension of the free flu vaccine to teenagers will help protect the health of the Irish population, a Clare Senator has said.
Extension of the free flu vaccine to teenagers will help protect the health of the Irish population, a Clare Senator has said.
Clare has recorded 51 new cases of COVID-19 as the virus continues to grow across the country.
Administration of COVID-19 vaccines are to begin in Clare nursing homes in the beginning of January.
A West Clare councillor has slammed the NAS and HSE for a failure to provide adequate detail on the response times of ambulances to call outs in the county.
A countywide public awareness campaign on the benefits of improved air quality and ventilation in lowering the spread of COVID-19 is needed in Clare, a county councillor has said while criticising the ‘unsustainable’ lockdown approach favoured by the Irish Government.
Sustained absence of daycare and respite services for individuals with disabilities in Co Clare has been described as “an appalling situation” by a North Clare representative who described that family members are having to pull loved ones ‘from the floor’.
Both Ennis Hospital and University Hospital Limerick are under considerable pressure with over 100 staff out of work due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
A total of 772 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland, 14 of which are in Co Clare.
Clare councillors have stressed the importance of respite and daycare services for personnel with disabilities resuming during the lockdown.
Ireland’s second lockdown to lower the suppression of COVID-19 has been described by a Clare TD as unsustainable and “a failure to respond”.