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HALF OF ALL adults in Ireland have now received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The HSE confirmed today that 50% of the adult population have now got their first dose.
While 20% of these people are fully vaccinated – no exact figures have been made available.
Paul Reid, CEO of the HSE, confirmed the details via his Twitter account today.
“The vaccination programme is now making great headway. Over one million done in May, 2.7 million in total.
“50% of adult population had a dose one and close to 20% dose two. Reduced illness, sickness, mortality and a massive take up,” he said.
The vaccination programme is now making great headway. Over 1M done in May, 2.7M in total. 50% of adult population had a dose 1 & close to 20% dose 2. Reduced illness, sickness, mortality & a massive take up. The team below in Carrick on Shannon, playing their part now. @HSELive pic.twitter.com/cPvdKTzQbS
— Paul Reid (@paulreiddublin) May 30, 2021
Ireland’s vaccine rollout continues to build momentum. The government’s target of administering at least one dose to 80% of the eligible population by 30 June is now within sight.
A recent analysis of the data by The Journal suggests that this milestone is more likely to fall in the first or second week of July.
On Friday the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine be expanded to children aged 12 to 15.
Marco Cavaleri, who heads the EMA, said the European Union regulator had received the necessary data to authorise the vaccine for younger teenagers and found it to be highly effective against Covid-19.
The decision needs to be rubber-stamped by the European Commission and individual national regulators, he said.
The recommendation follows similar decisions by regulators in Canada and the US last month, as rich countries slowly approach their vaccination targets for adults.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was the first one granted authorisation across the EU when it was licensed for use in anyone 16 and over in December.
A 79-year-old Dublin woman became the first to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in the Republic of Ireland on 29 December last year.
Additional reporting by Niall O’Connor.
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So what will Micheál do to this clear challenge to his authority? A party leader with a strong mandate would face down this disloyalty. A weak leader will try to ignore the issue as Micheál tried on Prime Time last night.
Very true. Martin’s days are numbered at this rate. He came out in favour of the treaty weeks ago but now he says that it’s yet to be decided upon by the Parliamentary Party. Absolute nonsense. What the leader says goes. He needs to put a leash on O’Cuiv and the others or he’s wide open for a heave.
David. “What the leader says goes.” That sounds like a dictatorship to me. Certainly not democratic.
I hope to see some FG & LAB deputies wandering from the flock too…
i might even develop a modicum of respect for devs grandson if he rebels
@Reada it’s the whip system, it was never that democratic to begin with
I know Richard. That’s why I’ve been giving out about it since I discovered this site. It belongs in the dark ages when fear was what kept the masses under control. It has no place in a democracy.
Is the whip relevant to internal party disputes? I thought it was to ‘keep order’ in the Dail (if that was ever a possibility!)
I just think this is Dev reincarnate trying to take the helm of the ship to steer it off the rocks and sink it in deeper water.
who cares
The sooner we see the back of the whole party the better!
Perfect timing in fairness with the FF knees up this weekend.
Who cares anyway?
Fool fights Fool for command for command of rotten ship.
They remind me of those crime gangs that you read about, always backstabbing and conniving against each other.
I have a stutter it seems.
the problem could be with FF urging a Yes vote – some of the electorate who planned to vote Yes may do the opposite to what FF promoting
Geraldine, I disagree slightly.
FF are not relevant enough now in my opinion, that I would even bother trying to counter them.
I think however, plenty of people who are mad at the current government will vote no, to embarrass them .
Interesting move by O Cuiv. I’m not sure if I admire his principles ( Yes I know he’s FF ) or if this is just parry politic manoeuvring.
The distaste for FF is still here. Their intent to support a yes vote may usher people to vote no.
Joan, I think FF are more relevant now than ever given the situation the country is in and the part they played in the mess
O’Cuiv, from a lineage of scumbags anyway. Just continuing the family dynasty
I’m not a Dev fan but he gave great service to the state and should be respected.
Dev gave a great service to the people of Ireland for his work on our Constitution. The only thing that can save us from FF, FG and Labour flushing our sovereignty down the toilet. It also gives us a chance to show solidarity to our fellow Europeans and save democracy. For that alone Dev I am grateful.
Why, it’s not as if he wrote it himself in Kilmainham? He supervised it on both occasions, but his input was as much self serving as it was to preserve the integrity of the state. And it was ultimately written by a legal advisor within the civil service, John Hearne.
Where DeValera is concerned, one should be looking at both sides of his influence on Irish life. And his actions thereof.
We should be grateful for our constitution however-in regard to EU consolidation, it has served us well as a buffer of sorts.
Ryan. Don’t confuse me as someone who’d fly the flag for Dev. Amused by that. But if you think John Hearne had a free hand rewriting Bunreacht na hÉireann you’re not quite the historian you think you are. He was his legal advisor certainly but Dev called the shots.
Neither was I aware Dev spent time in Kilmaingam in the latter part of the 1930′s. Must have been “on the Mitch” for that class.
I don’t recall mentioning anything about a “free hand”. There was no such thing as a free hand in DeV’s republic, unless it was his own.
It is most probable that Hearne deserves more credit for ringfencing our autonomy than DeValera, and if you can’t see that, perhaps you’re not as open minded as you think you are.
I am well aware of when DeV was interned, he and his party political descendants and sympathisers took every opportunity to remind us.
Dev, a man who consoled with the Germans when Hitler died knowing full well of scale of murdered Jews. Also the man, who with his religious fundamentalist Archbishop McQuaid provided the Catholic church a position of disgraceful power which they obscenely abused.
I have no respect for Dev, he was a coward in 1921 and during WW2 and his parties economic policies both then and now have left the country in a failed state.
As I see it the credit for this whole referendum thing lies with one person and one person only – The democratically elected, thorn in the side of the establishment, constitutionally appointed and outspoken Head of our Nation – President Michael D Higgins. His bravery in asserting his constitutional right to speak on behalf of the people was inspiring; plus his announcement to convene the Council of State on this matter was the spur to encourage the Attorney General to decide in favour of a referendum and thereby avoided a constitutional crisis that would have been an embarrassment to the government.
If The Constitution (which in my opinion is aspirational and open to the legal whims of government appointed Judges of The Supreme Court) shows any significance in this it is in the succession of power in this country from Constitution to Head of State to Government with the Supreme Court stuck somewhere in between.
MDH – a man for the people and a man for his times.
John Murphy
100% agree with you
MDH stood up and spoke up and defended us .
A True Man Of The People .
Dev gave us a constitution But it took courage to
stand up and use it
Who cares ??? Watching Fianna Fail eating itself from the inside is just beautiful ;-)
Trouble at mill lad trouble at mill !!
A wonderful time for O’Cuiv to have leadership needs. While the electorate have left Fianna Fail as a mere shadow of itself this is no time to make Sinn Feins advance easier. Michael for the first time in your life you need to take a decision…….fire your Deputy for indecision!
If anything can be said for O’Cuiv he has a nose for the smell of a vote and a popular cause. To be quiet honest Mark, us libertarians don’t really want him either.
Mark, what are you trying to say? This deal gives shares to countries according to how much money they put in the fund. The more shares, the more votes they can have. Germany alone can block any agreement, but Ireland and other small countries are powerless. How will this show solidarity to our fellow Europeans?
In case you don’t believe me http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2011/12/euro-zones-treaties “All this sets up not just a two-tier EU (with Britain in the outer edge), but perhaps also a two-tier euro zone. On the current draft, Ireland will not be able to veto the new intergovernmental treaty. But wealthy Germany alone can block the ESM treaty, and can block decisions to grant aid to any country. ”
Yes, lets show solidairty with how Europe should be and vote NO
Is the whip relevant to internal party disputes? I thought it was to ‘keep order’ in the Dail (if that was ever a possibility!)
I just think this is Dev reincarnate trying to take the helm of the ship to steer it off the rocks and sink it in deeper water.
Parliamentary parties decide policy with respect to legislation at regular meetings of their members. The leadership has significant influence over the development of such policy, but is always conscious that it depends on the ongoing support of their members. In this regard, policy-making is a collaboration between leadership and members of the parliamentary party. Once a decision is reached all members of the parliamentary party are obliged to follow that decision. That’s how democracy works in a parliament. The whip is a mechanism to ensure that agreed policy is delivered on by TDs and Senators.
Thanks for the explanation Desmond.
The blanket face of parliamentary party decision making – true colours might not always shine through. Getcha!
Cuiv (Eamon O), as he liked to be called on the ballot paper, in order to get his name at the top-is posturing as usual in order to cement his own political career.
As was seen with the debacle over Irish placenames, he couldn’t make a concrete decision to save his life, famously asking us all to pray when the Troika arrived.
Who cares.
Exactly people have more to be getting on with than this shite!!!
Mark, at least take the time to discover that the reply button keeps comments on a common point together for the benefit of the reader.
Using it will not transport you to a parallel universe where you run the risk of being indoctrinated into thinking outside the box.
Well he wanted us to re-join the commonwealth so I suspect he’ll have no issue with this..
At least he’s not a fascist blueshirt. (Cant’ believe I’m actually sticking up for Ó Cuív)
Typical crustie argument, resorting to personal insults…
And how would you describe calling someone a “crustie”?
Interesting that someone parading under the profile of Eoin O’Duffy would take issue with reference to the political ideals and favoured apparel of one so inspirational.
o cuiv never wanted us to rejion thr common wealth that was micheal ring our tourism minister wrong party eoin
It would be great to get rid of him. The cost of the Irish language and all the supported interests has been a huge barrier to competitiveness. Everything must be duplicated and state funding must be questioned. It’s a real luxury and we can not afford it. From street sign to official documents it is O Cuiv and his relatives that have a vested interested in the translation businesses and the printing businesses. nothing to do with nationalism just capitalism. It he were a real patriot he would not help bankrupt the country with these added costs.
I totally agree may I also add that TG4 and RnaG should be obliged to run without state subsidy like every other local channel
I would rather have a bankrupt country, than no country at all. What good is having an independent state if we get rid of the Irish bits just to save money? Being Irish should mean more than just getting drunk on a Friday night. Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.
Mise freisin
Agreed Frank and we should change the name to Irelandshire as well, save some extra.
Suck it up Frank you live in Ireland.
Your Loyalty is so inspiring Frank …NOT.
There are a lot of competitive successful
people who work hard and can speak Irish fluently.
Not just politicians either or civil servants.
AS Tim _h says ,You live in Ireland ,suck it up.
If you don’t stand for something you stand for nothing !
What do you stand for Frank?
If O Cuiv decides to vote no has no option but to resign from the party. If he doesn’t Martin should immediately move to expel him from FF.
So we now have the hard left here, the Tory’s in the Uk and O’Cuiv against the fiscal compact. That yes vote is getting easier all the time.
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