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Immunity and public tolerance both waning in the pandemic

You may be familiar with the saying about how people make plans and God laughs.

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5 ways you can help curb the latest Covid surge

Public health experts have warned we are facing into a difficult December.

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Should work Christmas parties be cancelled?

Nobody wants another online work Christmas party, but with Covid cases surging and immunity waning for the vaccinated, should such in-person events go ahead?

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Canada approves Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for children

Canada has authorised the use of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, paving the way for the inoculation of primary children across the country.

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Merck anti-Covid pill cleared for emergency use by EMA

The EU's drug watchdog has backed Merck's anti-Covid pill for emergency use ahead of a formal authorisation and started reviewing Pfizer's antiviral treatment as cases soar across Europe.

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Austria to reimpose full lockdown and mandatory vaccination

Austria has announced that it will impose a lockdown for all and make vaccinations mandatory as it seeks to tackle a rise in Covid cases.

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'Difficult' few weeks ahead as health service under pressure from rising Covid cases

The next few weeks will be "difficult for everybody", as modelling currently suggests Ireland will record upwards of 200,000 cases in December, according to Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn.

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Elective care likely to be stood down - UL Hospital Group CEO

The Chief Executive of the University of Limerick Hospitals Group has said it is likely that all elective care will be stood down from next Wednesday due to the surge in Covid-19 patients and emergency admissions.

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Face masks, social distancing still needed in Covid battle, experts say

Social distancing, wearing face masks and handwashing should continue alongside vaccines to protect people from Covid-19, experts have suggested.

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NPHET adviser says government needs clear message for 'flummoxed' and 'head-melted' parents

A leading psychology professor and member of NPHET's communications advisory group has called on the government for its Covid advice to parents to make sense.

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Almost 200,000 PCR tests given in last seven days

Almost 200,000 Covid-19 PCR tests have been lab-tested in the last seven days, with 82% of those requesting a test receiving one within 24 hours.

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Concern over HSE proposal on close contact exemption

The National Joint Council of healthcare unions has written to the HSE expressing opposition to a proposal to exempt healthcare workers from the measure that vaccinated close contacts of a household who test positive for Covid-19 restrict their movements for five days.

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Irish and British leaders to discuss Covid and protocol

Political leaders in Ireland and Britain are holding a meeting today at which they will discuss Covid-19 and UK-EU talks aimed at breaking the deadlock in the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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'First Wuhan Covid case' later than thought - study

The first case of Covid-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organisation was actually days later than previously believed and at an animal market, a top scientist said in the journal Science Thursday.

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Working from home resumes to help curb spread of Covid

Employees should work from home from today unless it is necessary to attend the workplace in person.

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Here's what you need to know about NPHET's modelling

Reports about the latest Covid-19 modelling published by NPHET have topped the news agenda in recent days.

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ISME concerned about lack of Covid-19 direction

Small and medium sized enterprise organisation ISME has written a strongly worded letter to the Taoiseach to complain about "the apparent drift and lack of control" in the management of the pandemic.

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Dáil committee agrees on free antigen tests for TDs, Senators, staff

Antigen tests for TDs, Senators and Leinster House staff will be available free from next week.

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Meath school closes classroom as no teacher available

A primary school in Co Meath is among the latest to close a classroom due to ongoing high absentee rates among teachers and a shortage of substitute cover.

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Call for booster shots for entire adult population

Professor Kingston Mills of Trinity College Dublin has said the whole population of adults, right down to age 19, needs to receive a booster shot.

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Assumed immunity of 9 months post-Covid infection - HIQA

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has advised that the current public health policy which assumes a period of protective immunity of nine months post-infection with Covid-19 should not be changed.

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People doubled the number they met since January - ESRI

People have doubled the number of people they are meeting outside their household since the start of the year, the Economic and Social Research (ESRI) has said.

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Three athletes positive for Covid inside Beijing Olympic bubble

Three athletes attending training events for the Beijing Winter Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19, Chinese officials said, with the country on high alert against the coronavirus ahead of the Games.

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German hospitals sound alarm in pandemic surge

With intensive care beds filling up and health staff running short, a hospital in Bavaria's Freising made an unprecedented decision to transfer a coronavirus patient to northern Italy for treatment.

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'Uncertain and challenging' weeks ahead - Taoiseach

The coming weeks will be uncertain and challenging, the Taoiseach told a meeting of his parliamentary party last night.

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Around 1 million currently eligible for vaccine booster

About one million people are currently eligible for a booster vaccine dose, according to a Prime Time analysis of HSE vaccine data.

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Covid restrictions: 'I've lost five Christmas parties'

Representatives of the entertainment sector are continuing to lobby the Government to reopen the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, saying they fear many will have to leave the industry as nightlife restrictions take effect.

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Living with Covid part of Govt's 'Be Winter Ready' campaign - Coveney

Minister Simon Coveney has said living with and being fully aware of Covid-19 is part of the Government's 'Be Winter Ready' campaign.

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'Serious outbreak' of Covid-19 at Cloverhill Prison

The governor of Cloverhill Prison has told a High Court judge that the prison service has entered a "silo mentality" amidst serious outbreaks of Covid-19, with no inter-prison transfers happening and his own prison not producing prisoners to "any court in the land".

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Kelly and Martin row over stay-at-home rule

Labour leader Alan Kelly has accused the Taoiseach of telling "porkies".

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Business community concerned about prospect of more lockdowns

Chambers Ireland said today that there is a growing unease within the business community regarding the Government's pandemic planning.

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Govt plan not to re-examine PUP 'not a runner' - McDonald

Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the Government's position on not re-examining cuts to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is "not a runner".

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Kelly and Martin feud over stay-at-home rule

Labour leader Alan Kelly has accused the Taoiseach of telling "porkies".

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Louth, Leitrim and Westmeath have highest Covid rates

Ireland has a 14-day incidence rate of over 1,160 cases of Covid-19 for every 100,000 people, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.

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Reconsider birthday parties, play dates - Foley

People should reconsider hosting and attending birthday parties or play dates for children, Minister for Education Norma Foley has said.

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Austrian Covid cases hit record on third day of lockdown for unvaccinated

Austrian coronavirus infections hit a new daily record, the third day of a lockdown for those not fully vaccinated aimed at halting the surge.

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Future lockdown cannot be ruled out - Donnelly

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said it is impossible to say if there could be a lockdown in the future.

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Experts warn more 'severe restrictions' may be needed in NI

Health officials in Northern Ireland have warned Covid passports may not be enough to stop hospitals being overwhelmed and "more severe restrictions" may need to be considered next month.

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What is the Government's Covid strategy?

Right around now, we were supposed to be seeing a dip in case numbers. The modelling on which NPHET and the Government decided to proceed with the reopening of nightclubs less than four weeks ago indicated as much.

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New York to welcome back crowds to Times Square on New Year's Eve

New York City will allow crowds into Times Square on New Year's Eve to ring in 2022, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, after the pandemic muted last year's celebrations.

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Taoiseach tries to talk up the positives as downbeat mood takes hold

A creaking health system, a call not to socialise very much and big political hopes pinned on a vaccine. There is an eerie sense of déjá vu about it all.

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Few short weeks to get Covid numbers under control

There was some an inevitability about today's Government announcements on fresh measures to halt the surge in Covid-19 cases.

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Pfizer asks US to approve new pill to treat coronavirus

US pharmaceutical company Pfizer asked regulators to authorise its Covid pill after it was shown to cut hospitalisation or death by nearly 90% among newly-infected high risk patients.

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At a glance: Here are the updated Covid-19 restrictions

The Taoiseach has announced fresh restrictions as Covid-19 infection rates surge across the country.

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Govt announces return to remote working 'unless absolutely necessary'

People should work from home unless it is absolutely necessary they attend in person, the Taoiseach has said.

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Teachers to be exempt from 'stay-at-home' rule - Kelly

Household contacts of a person with Covid-19 will have to restrict their movements for five days and take three antigen tests.

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People with underlying conditions to get booster vaccine

Booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine are to be offered to people aged 16-59 years who have an underlying condition.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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