From going back to basics to taking care while trick or treating, here are some of the key takeaways from the latest briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). 58% of ICU patients not fully vaccinated Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn shared figures from a new audit on patients being treated in ICU with Covid-19.
Dr Glynn announced that 42% of people in ICU are fully vaccinated. He said that the key point is that 58% of people in intensive care are not fully vaccinated, and that the unvaccinated are disproportionately represented.
NPHET urged people who have been offered a vaccine to take it, and to make sure to present for the second dose. Back to basics Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan stressed the