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THIRTEEN PEOPLE DIED of influenza during Ireland’s last flu season, according to new figures released by the HSE.
Twelve of the deaths were linked to outbreaks of the flu among elderly patients in hospitals, nursing homes or residential units.
The data shows at the peak of the outbreak, GPs were receiving on average 1.2 calls per hour relating to influenza.
Young children were most likely to get the flu but all of the fatalities were among elderly people, ranging from 81 to 98 years old. Seven residents of one Donegal nursing home are believed to have died from flu or flu-related illnesses in March and April of this year.
A total of 147 people had to be hospitalised with influenza, the vast majority of them babies under one year old, and fifteen people had to be admitted to intensive care to be treated.
The figures related to the outbreak of influenza between the final months of 2011 and the first four months of 2012 and are compiled in the annual report of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
Despite the figures, the outbreak was less severe than previous years, with fewer cases, hospital admissions, and deaths.
The report also found that the number of cases of whooping cough more than doubled compared to the previous year, with the majority of cases occurring in young infants.
In the report, director of the HPSC Dr Darina O’Flanagan noted measles could end up being eliminated in Ireland due to a significant drop in cases as the vaccination levels increase significantly. There were 267 cases of measles in Ireland in 2011 down from 403 cases in 2010.
There were no confirmed cases at all of rubella, which Dr O’Flanagan said indicated that MMR vaccination campaigns are working.
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Sure gsoc find the gards guilty until inncoent. They dont trust them anyway
@O Hiongardail Collie: Garda don’t seem to trust Garda. Hense the growing number of whistle blowers.
@Daithi Ó Raghallaigh: so many of them know of the criminals within but
say what you want about the guards, but of all the main stories of a member being prosecuted, the majority have been prosecuted by a fellow Garda and not GSOC. The DPP also have to make a decision. so it’s difficult to hide. GSOC seem to constantly be complaining. They should look at their own behaviour. What about the poor sergeant in Donegal who committed suicide after they failed to tell him he was clear of his complaint!
No change in the GDA force, still the same corrupt,deceitful, culture going on.
@@mdmak33: all of them?
@Patrick James Walsh: typically from Irish politicians, they set up a garda ombudman purely for show, but gave no real powers to the office. It’s all for show to make it look as if we are doing something about police curruption
If there are criminal investigations then a file is submitted to the DPP’s office for recommendations,so how is there any room for interference, usually the DPP’s office recommend prosecution and allow the courts to adjudicate when a member of the gardai is involved.
This is a cryptic message from GSOC to the public about an Garda Corruptchána. Thank you for putting us on alert, although I suspect many will not be surprised. It seems that our national police force needs to be dredged to remove the filth that has been festering all these years. Has anyone an update on the missing phones from the Maurice McCabe case?
Guards covering up for their own surely this has never & will never happen in cronyism ireland
I currently have a complaint lodged against the Garda with gsoc the investigating superintendent has so far not investigated nothing only believing the Garda with whom the complaint is lodged just because he a superintendent doesn’t mean he not corrupt
@James Wallace: GSOC have more statutory powers than Gardai actually.
@Jumanji: but yet the Gardai can and do refuse to cooperate with them?
@James Wallace: because GSOC was never intended to have any teeth, it was always supposed to be window dressing. It was introduced by Michael McDowell in 2004 as Justice minister in the teeth of opposition from Garda management and the representative bodies, and now we know why. Every Police force in the world except those in `Police states`, have some form of complaints/ombudsman procedure.
But An Garda Siochana do not see themselves as being accountable to anyone. Bizarrely the legislation allows GSOC to hand the complaints made against members back to the force to investigate themselves! it could only happen in Ireland.
Do these people not know of the maxim thou shall not be a judge of self thus they are breaking Common law
What’s new with the gardai the constitution is also a joke with them
Well in fairness, of course they can be accused of a cover up. If you want it reported to the ombudsman, then make it more than a recommendation.
That ending to Line of Duty was rubbish, so disappointing
@Patrick James Walsh: they hand it back when they deem it appropriate to be handled internally. A minor infraction not involving the public. GSOC have plenty of teeth more invasive than Garda powers. The problem is that you just expected more corruption than there is, so you lash out and call GSOC corrupt or toothless
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