The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 11 additional deaths related to COVID-19. Of the COVID-19 deaths reported today, 3 occurred in April, 1 occurred in March, 2 occurred in February, 5 occurred in January 2021 or earlier The 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 population is now at 119, in Ireland.… Read More »
By Clare Wilson A pharmacist administering the covid-19 vaccine in Pennsylvania Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Use of the Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine has been suspended in the US after six people experienced blood clots, out of 6.8 million who received the vaccine in the country. The cases seem to be similar… Read More »
Health News Loading the player… A frontline worker in New Orleans has walked for the first time one year after contracting a severe case of COVID-19 early on in the pandemic. Peter Woullard, a behavioral health technician at St. Charles Parish Hospital, tested positive for coronavirus on March 31, 2020. Peter Woullard, a frontline worker… Read More »