The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) has today been notified of no additional deaths related to COVID-19. There has been a total of 4,785 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Ireland’s 14-day incidence rate stands at 131.9 per 100,000 of the population. As of midnight, Sunday 11th April, the HPSC has been notified of 394 confirmed… Read More »
Demand for mental health supports and suicide prevention services have soared across Ireland during the 13-month Covid-19 pandemic. he revelation from Ireland’s first Professor of Public Mental Health, Prof Ella Arensman, has verified mounting anecdotal concerns that the pandemic is having a significant mental health impact through extended isolation, lack of social interaction, financial stress… Read More »
Dive Brief: Small businesses are struggling to cover the high costs of healthcare for their employees after a year of COVID-19, according to a new poll sponsored by the Small Business Majority and patient advocacy group Families USA. More than one in three small businesses owners said it’s a challenge getting coverage for themselves and… Read More »
Revealed: The NHS hospitals that have suffered the most Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust had highest death toll, recording 2,578 fatalities It was followed by Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (2,353), according to NHS England data The trusts, which are two of the largest in England,… Read More »
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 3 additional deaths related to COVID-19. As of midnight, Wednesday March 24, the HPSC has been notified of 606 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 232,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. There has been a total of 4,631 related deaths… Read More »
A coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford was strongly protective against COVID-19 in the partners’ largest study yet, a significant finding for a shot that has been mired in controversy but could still play a crucial role. The result, which comes from a Phase 3 trial of 32,449 participants in the… Read More »
[unable to retrieve full-text content]More than 26.8 million first and 2.1 million second doses have now been given in the UK since December. BBC News – Health