Sligo University Hospital Staff urge people to get flu vaccine
Staff at Sligo University Hospital are urging people to get the flu vaccine. In a new video, Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, and Deirdre Staunton, Resuscitation Training Officer have shared their flu experiences aimed at promoting the uptake of the flu vaccine among healthcare workers. The HSE also says…
North West holiday goers advised to vaccinate against measles this summer
Holiday goers in the North West are being advised to vaccinate themselves against measles this summer. The advice comes from the HSE following an outbreak of the illness across Europe with over ten thousand people diagnosed to date. Over 30 people have died as a result of the illness on…
Leitrim TUI branch motion on cervical cancer vaccine is passed at congress
Delegates at the Teachers Union of Ireland congress in Cork have passed a motion from the Leitrim branch of the union calling for the arrangements for providing the HPV cervical anti-cancer vaccine in second-level schools to be looked into. Sean Wynne, a teacher in Drumshanbo Vocational School whose daughter suffered…
Provisional HSE figures show numbers getting HPV vaccine almost halve
Provisional HSE figures for the HPV vaccine this year show the numbers getting it have almost halved. The vaccine is now part of the schools immunisation programme and it aims to reduce the risk of infection of this virus which is known to cause cervical and other cancers. The controversial…