Updated: 14 Dec 2020, 19:12
THE Department of Health have confirmed 2 further Covid-19 deaths in Ireland.
264 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the Republic in the past 24 hours.
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Deputy CMO Dr Ronan Glynn has told how it s too early to tell if the Covid-19 variant found in the UK is in IrelandCredit: PA:Press Association
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Dr Glynn urged people not to worry about things outside of our control
To date, there has been a total of 2,126 Covid-19 related deaths and 76,449 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ireland.
65 per cent of cases reported today are in people under 45 years of age.
The median age is 36 years old.
Centralised mass vaccination centres to be set up across Ireland as part of national Covid-19 jab plan
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15 Dec 2020, 7:20
CENTRALISED mass vaccination centres will be set up across the country as part of Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccine plan, the Irish Sun can reveal.
A report compiled by the Taoiseach’s high level vaccine task force that lays out how the jab will be distributed across the country will go before Cabinet today.
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The Government is developing a new software to handle the registration, bookings and monitoring for people when they are getting their vaccineCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Centralised mass vaccination centres will be set up when Ireland starts to receive the bulk of its vaccine dosesCredit: EPA
Updated: 15 Dec 2020, 10:11
THE ROLLOUT of the Covid-19 vaccine will absolutely turn the corner for Ireland, a top GP has said.
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A top doctor has said that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine will absolutely turn the corner for IrelandCredit: Splash News
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Dr Gabriel ScallyCredit: PA:Press Association
Speaking with Newstalk Breakfast this morning, the top doc said that he is optimistic about the rollout of the vaccine across Ireland - due to how quickly testing was started during the pandemic.
Dr Scally said: “It looks good to me, it’s very exciting and we could do with a bit of optimism and a bit of hope of things getting much better and this is great.
Chicken-sized dinosaur found in Brazil had peacock-like mane and needles sticking out of shoulders
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A CHICKEN-sized dinosaur which had a dazzling peacock-like plumage has been discovered.
The beast had yellow and brown fur down its back and long “needles” sticking out of its shoulders, colourful bristles, an orange beak, and a long tail.
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The Ubirajara jubatus is named after a Tupi Indian name for lord of the spear Credit: SWNS:South West News Service
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The two slabs of the Ubirajara jubatus specimen in photograph and illustrationCredit: Smyth et al./Cretaceous Research
An international team stumbled on the new species while examining a fossil dug up in Brazil and held at a natural history museum in Karlsruhe, Germany.
15 Dec 2020, 7:15
A TOP health expert last night insisted that a new strain of Covid-19 “should act as an extra warning” to those who are planning to travel home next week.
Anthony Staines, Professor of Health Systems in DCU, told how the discovery of a new variant of the virus in more than 60 parts of the UK means that festive travellers need to be extra cautious.
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Anthony Staines, Professor of Health Systems in DCUCredit: dcu.ie
As Deputy CMO Dr Ronan Glynn last night said it is “too early” to tell if the variant found in the UK is here, Prof Staines warned that it’s cause for caution.