Two senior BBC Newsnight journalists have been accused of “killing children” after they reported on an NHS commissioned report which found the evidence for using puberty blockers on children was of low quality and unreliable. https://twitter.com/TransportBeyond/status/1378326217565339649 Last week the BBC published an article, written by health correspondent Deborah Cohen and senior reporter Hannah Barnes, which […]
Between Monday the 29th and Saturday the 3rd, the last days we have data for, the Government administered 122,718 vaccines. Sundays have generally seen much lower levels of vaccinations, but it would appear likely that we administered somewhere in the region of 125,000 vaccines over the full week. The total number of doses administered, as […]
A new review of the evidence behind administering puberty blockers to children has said that the evidence available regarding “the clinical effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness” of administering puberty blockers to children, and adolescents aged 18 years or younger, is “of very low certainty.” All the studies considered by the review were deemed to “lack reasonable […]
The Government has missed its target of administering 1,250,000 vaccines by the end of March by 384,540. The total number of vaccines that had been administered, as of the 31st of March, was 865,460. The Government has blamed this on unforeseen supply issues – HSE figures show that, as of Sunday the 28th of March, […]
The integrity of the vaccination programme has been called into question after a Daily Mail investigation has shown that the staff vaccination booking system used by the HSE was “abused”. The booking system did not ask those who used it to show that they were employees of the HSE, and verification was not sought at […]
Taoiseach Martin was yesterday asked by Deputy Michael McNamara to confirm that Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will correct statements he had made that organising or attending a public religious service would not be subject to penalty. Minister Donnelly had previously told the Dáil that restrictions on religious services were “non-penal provisions”, and that there would […]
Between Monday the 22nd and Saturday the 27th, 120,832 doses of vaccine were administered, more than twice what was administered in the same period the week before. It was hoped that the increased rate of vaccination would continue over Sunday the 28th, the last day we have data for, but we actually administered less vaccines […]
Between Sunday the 21st and Saturday the 27th, the last days we have data for, 121,232 doses of vaccine were administered. This is the first week that Ireland has administered over 100,000 vaccines in a 7-day period. The Government is still on track to miss its March vaccination target by a substantial margin. The total […]
Pastor Sean Cronin, of Open Gates Church in Ballymun, was arrested on Sunday whilst speaking at a service in Abundant Grace Church in Ringsend. It appears he was arrested for a breach of the Health Act but the Pastor told Gript that the situation “wasn’t very clear” and that he “still wasn’t sure if they’ve […]
Between Saturday the 20th and Friday the 26th, the last days we have data for, 114,150 doses of vaccine were administered. This is the first time that Ireland has administered over 100,000 vaccines in a 7-day period. The Government is still on track to miss its March vaccination target by a substantial margin. The total […]
Wednesday the 24th, the last day we have data for, saw 21,969 vaccines administered – the highest number we’ve ever administered in a day. The Government is still on track to miss its March vaccination target by a substantial margin. The total number of doses administered, as of the 24th, was 732,678, with 529,984 of […]
10,000 people in Cohort 4, which consists of people “aged 16-69 at very high risk”, had been vaccinated as of Tuesday the 23rd, the last day we have data for. When the HSE originally announced they were planned to vaccinate 10,000 people in Cohort 4 they had said it would be achieved by the 14th […]