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Find out the latest news on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out at Breakingnews.ie, delivering the latest fast, factual and free news from Ireland and the world. PHARMACISTS TO START ADMINISTERING COVID-19 VACCINES THIS Pharmacists to start administering Covid-19 vaccines this month. Public Health Nurse Deirdre Murphy holds a vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination at WHICH COUNTRIES ARE USING ‘MIX AND MATCH’ COVID VACCINES? A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different Covid vaccines for second doses amid supply delays and safety concerns

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ASTRAZENECA DOSE GAP REDUCED FROM 12 TO EIGHT WEEKS UNDER The Health Service Executive (HSE) will be able to reduce the gap between the first and second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from 12 weeks to eight weeks, after it NEW AIM TO FULLY VACCINATE 2.5M ADULTS BY END OF JULY The new aim is to ensure 60 per cent of the population, or 2.5 million people, are fully vaccinated by the end of July. “That’s where we need to be,” Mr Varadkar told RTÉ. Lifting lockdown LEAVING LOCKDOWN: IRELAND'S COVID REOPENING PLAN IN FULL 29/04/2021 | 20:00 PM. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that Covid-19 restrictions will ease from May 10th. Following advice from

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COVID VACCINE: WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE MOST FULLY VACCINATED Serbia is the European country with the biggest share of its population fully immunised (16 per cent), followed by Malta (13 per cent) and Hungary (9.5 per cent). In total numbers, 7.1 million EU AGREES COMMON LIST OF COVID-19 RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS Below is the common list of manufacturers and their tests: Abbott Rapid Diagnostics, PanbioTM COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test. AMEDA Labordiagnostik GmbH, AMP Rapid Test SARS-CoV-2 Ag. Becton Dickinson,

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The Irish Times DAC 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin 2, D02 CX89 Company Number: 2514 desk@breakingnews.ie ALMOST 2.9 MILLION VACCINATIONS ADMINISTERED IN IRELAND Almost 2.9 million coronavirus vaccinations have now been administered in Ireland, the head of the Health Service Executive has confirmed.

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Find out the latest news on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out at Breakingnews.ie, delivering the latest fast, factual and free news from Ireland and the world. PHARMACISTS TO START ADMINISTERING COVID-19 VACCINES THIS Pharmacists to start administering Covid-19 vaccines this month. Public Health Nurse Deirdre Murphy holds a vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination at WHICH COUNTRIES ARE USING ‘MIX AND MATCH’ COVID VACCINES? A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different Covid vaccines for second doses amid supply delays and safety concerns

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ASTRAZENECA DOSE GAP REDUCED FROM 12 TO EIGHT WEEKS UNDER The Health Service Executive (HSE) will be able to reduce the gap between the first and second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from 12 weeks to eight weeks, after it NEW AIM TO FULLY VACCINATE 2.5M ADULTS BY END OF JULY The new aim is to ensure 60 per cent of the population, or 2.5 million people, are fully vaccinated by the end of July. “That’s where we need to be,” Mr Varadkar told RTÉ. Lifting lockdown LEAVING LOCKDOWN: IRELAND'S COVID REOPENING PLAN IN FULL 29/04/2021 | 20:00 PM. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that Covid-19 restrictions will ease from May 10th. Following advice from

the National

COVID VACCINE: WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE MOST FULLY VACCINATED Serbia is the European country with the biggest share of its population fully immunised (16 per cent), followed by Malta (13 per cent) and Hungary (9.5 per cent). In total numbers, 7.1 million EU AGREES COMMON LIST OF COVID-19 RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS Below is the common list of manufacturers and their tests: Abbott Rapid Diagnostics, PanbioTM COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test. AMEDA Labordiagnostik GmbH, AMP Rapid Test SARS-CoV-2 Ag. Becton Dickinson,

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SENATE DEMANDS TRUMP ERA LAW CHIEFS GIVE EVIDENCE ABOUT 55 minutes ago · Senate Democratic leaders are demanding that Trump era attorneys general Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions give evidence about the secret seizure of 'DEEPLY REGRETTABLE' COMMISSION MEMBERS REFUSED OIREACHTAS The Irish Times DAC 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin 2, D02 CX89 Company Number: 2514 desk@breakingnews.ie PRICE HIKES CITED AS THE BIGGEST BREXIT CONCERN BY OVER 40 5 hours ago · More than two fifths of businesses cited an increase in prices as their biggest Brexit concern in 2021, a new study has shown. A survey carried 20 KILLED AFTER BUS PLUNGES INTO RAVINE IN SOUTH-WEST 6 hours ago · A bus carrying pilgrims has overturned and fallen into a ravine in a remote area in south-western Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring 50 others, officials said. The accident

happened

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The Irish Times DAC 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin 2, D02 CX89 Company Number: 2514 desk@breakingnews.ie ALMOST 2.9 MILLION VACCINATIONS ADMINISTERED IN IRELAND Almost 2.9 million coronavirus vaccinations have now been administered in Ireland, the head of the Health Service Executive has confirmed.

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Find out the latest news on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out at Breakingnews.ie, delivering the latest fast, factual and free news from Ireland and the world. PHARMACISTS TO START ADMINISTERING COVID-19 VACCINES THIS Pharmacists to start administering Covid-19 vaccines this month. Public Health Nurse Deirdre Murphy holds a vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination at WHICH COUNTRIES ARE USING ‘MIX AND MATCH’ COVID VACCINES? A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different Covid vaccines for second doses amid supply delays and safety concerns

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ASTRAZENECA DOSE GAP REDUCED FROM 12 TO EIGHT WEEKS UNDER The Health Service Executive (HSE) will be able to reduce the gap between the first and second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from 12 weeks to eight weeks, after it NEW AIM TO FULLY VACCINATE 2.5M ADULTS BY END OF JULY The new aim is to ensure 60 per cent of the population, or 2.5 million people, are fully vaccinated by the end of July. “That’s where we need to be,” Mr Varadkar told RTÉ. Lifting lockdown LEAVING LOCKDOWN: IRELAND'S COVID REOPENING PLAN IN FULL 29/04/2021 | 20:00 PM. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that Covid-19 restrictions will ease from May 10th. Following advice from

the National

COVID VACCINE: WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE MOST FULLY VACCINATED Serbia is the European country with the biggest share of its population fully immunised (16 per cent), followed by Malta (13 per cent) and Hungary (9.5 per cent). In total numbers, 7.1 million EU AGREES COMMON LIST OF COVID-19 RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS Below is the common list of manufacturers and their tests: Abbott Rapid Diagnostics, PanbioTM COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test. AMEDA Labordiagnostik GmbH, AMP Rapid Test SARS-CoV-2 Ag. Becton Dickinson,

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The Irish Times DAC 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin 2, D02 CX89 Company Number: 2514 desk@breakingnews.ie ALMOST 2.9 MILLION VACCINATIONS ADMINISTERED IN IRELAND Almost 2.9 million coronavirus vaccinations have now been administered in Ireland, the head of the Health Service Executive has confirmed.

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Find out the latest news on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out at Breakingnews.ie, delivering the latest fast, factual and free news from Ireland and the world. PHARMACISTS TO START ADMINISTERING COVID-19 VACCINES THIS Pharmacists to start administering Covid-19 vaccines this month. Public Health Nurse Deirdre Murphy holds a vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination at WHICH COUNTRIES ARE USING ‘MIX AND MATCH’ COVID VACCINES? A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different Covid vaccines for second doses amid supply delays and safety concerns

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ASTRAZENECA DOSE GAP REDUCED FROM 12 TO EIGHT WEEKS UNDER The Health Service Executive (HSE) will be able to reduce the gap between the first and second doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from 12 weeks to eight weeks, after it NEW AIM TO FULLY VACCINATE 2.5M ADULTS BY END OF JULY The new aim is to ensure 60 per cent of the population, or 2.5 million people, are fully vaccinated by the end of July. “That’s where we need to be,” Mr Varadkar told RTÉ. Lifting lockdown LEAVING LOCKDOWN: IRELAND'S COVID REOPENING PLAN IN FULL 29/04/2021 | 20:00 PM. Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that Covid-19 restrictions will ease from May 10th. Following advice from

the National

COVID VACCINE: WHICH COUNTRIES HAVE MOST FULLY VACCINATED Serbia is the European country with the biggest share of its population fully immunised (16 per cent), followed by Malta (13 per cent) and Hungary (9.5 per cent). In total numbers, 7.1 million EU AGREES COMMON LIST OF COVID-19 RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS Below is the common list of manufacturers and their tests: Abbott Rapid Diagnostics, PanbioTM COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test. AMEDA Labordiagnostik GmbH, AMP Rapid Test SARS-CoV-2 Ag. Becton Dickinson,

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Find out the latest news on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out at Breakingnews.ie, delivering the latest fast, factual and free news from Ireland and the world. DELTA VARIANT CASES DOUBLING EVERY 4.5 DAYS IN PARTS OF 4 hours ago · Cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus first identified in India are estimated to be doubling every four and a half days in parts of England, new TAOISEACH ATTENDS BRITISH-IRISH COUNCIL SUMMIT IN CO 3 hours ago · A British-Irish Council (BIC) summit meeting has taken place in Co Fermanagh, attended by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, the North's First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister

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SENATE DEMANDS TRUMP ERA LAW CHIEFS GIVE EVIDENCE ABOUT 39 minutes ago · Senate Democratic leaders are demanding that Trump era attorneys general Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions give evidence about the secret seizure of 'DEEPLY REGRETTABLE' COMMISSION MEMBERS REFUSED OIREACHTAS The Irish Times DAC 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin 2, D02 CX89 Company Number: 2514 desk@breakingnews.ie PRICE HIKES CITED AS THE BIGGEST BREXIT CONCERN BY OVER 40 4 hours ago · More than two fifths of businesses cited an increase in prices as their biggest Brexit concern in 2021, a new study has shown. A survey carried 20 KILLED AFTER BUS PLUNGES INTO RAVINE IN SOUTH-WEST 6 hours ago · A bus carrying pilgrims has overturned and fallen into a ravine in a remote area in south-western Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring 50 others, officials said. The accident

happened

FOOD ACCESS ‘BECOMES WEAPON OF WAR’ IN TIGRAY AS FAMINE 8 hours ago · Food access is being turned into a weapon of war as hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region face famine, reporters have claimed. The United Nations and other

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PHARMACISTS TO START ADMINISTERING COVID-19 VACCINES THIS Public Health Nurse Deirdre Murphy holds a vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination at the mass vaccination centre in the Helix, DCU, Dublin. Ireland has administered 250,000 vaccine doses WHICH COUNTRIES ARE USING ‘MIX AND MATCH’ COVID VACCINES? A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different Covid vaccines for second doses amid supply delays and safety concerns

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NEW AIM TO FULLY VACCINATE 2.5M ADULTS BY END OF JULY The new aim is to ensure 60 per cent of the population, or 2.5 million people, are fully vaccinated by the end of July. “That’s where we need to be,” Mr Varadkar told RTÉ. SOME 49-YEAR-OLDS TURNED AWAY FROM JANSSEN VACCINE A number of 49-year-olds who turned up at Croke Park for Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Covid-19 vaccine appointments on Saturday were

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COVID VACCINE: 'CONCERNS' OVER JOHNSON AND JOHNSON Concern has been voiced over deliveries of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine to Ireland. HSE chief Paul Reid said Ireland had received a “minimal supply” of FIVE EU COUNTRIES SAY FOCUS SHOULD BE ON VACCINE Five European Union countries distanced themselves from the idea of waiving patent rights on Covid-19 vaccines on Friday, saying the key

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The Irish Times DAC 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin 2, D02 CX89 Company Number: 2514 desk@breakingnews.ie MEAT COMPANY JBS CONFIRMS IT PAID MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR 54 minutes ago · The world’s largest meat processing company says it paid the equivalent of 11 million dollars (£7.8 million) to hackers who broke into its computer system late

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PHARMACISTS TO START ADMINISTERING COVID-19 VACCINES THIS Public Health Nurse Deirdre Murphy holds a vial of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination at the mass vaccination centre in the Helix, DCU, Dublin. Ireland has administered 250,000 vaccine doses WHICH COUNTRIES ARE USING ‘MIX AND MATCH’ COVID VACCINES? A growing number of countries are looking at switching to different Covid vaccines for second doses amid supply delays and safety concerns

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NEW AIM TO FULLY VACCINATE 2.5M ADULTS BY END OF JULY The new aim is to ensure 60 per cent of the population, or 2.5 million people, are fully vaccinated by the end of July. “That’s where we need to be,” Mr Varadkar told RTÉ. SOME 49-YEAR-OLDS TURNED AWAY FROM JANSSEN VACCINE A number of 49-year-olds who turned up at Croke Park for Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Covid-19 vaccine appointments on Saturday were

turned away

COVID VACCINE: 'CONCERNS' OVER JOHNSON AND JOHNSON Concern has been voiced over deliveries of the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine to Ireland. HSE chief Paul Reid said Ireland had received a “minimal supply” of FIVE EU COUNTRIES SAY FOCUS SHOULD BE ON VACCINE Five European Union countries distanced themselves from the idea of waiving patent rights on Covid-19 vaccines on Friday, saying the key

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MICROSOFT TO FINALLY RETIRE BROWSER INTERNET EXPLORER IN 2022 The firm had already paved the way for Internet Explorer’s demise, ending support for it in the Microsoft Teams web app last year and with plans to do the same via Microsoft 365 services soon. COMPLAINTS TO AVIATION WATCHDOG SOAR DUE TO PANDEMIC 11 hours ago · The number of airline passenger complaints to aviation sector watchdog, the Commission for Aviation Regulation (CAR) last year more than doubled to CORONAVIRUS CASES SPIKE IN HAITI WITH VACCINES YET TO BE 9 hours ago · Haiti is trying to deal with a rise in coronavirus infections at a time when vaccinations have not yet arrived in the country. The few hospitals treating Covid cases have been so swamped

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turned away

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