Here’s what was said and who said what this week. By Nicky Ryan Sunday 24 Jan 2021, 6:30 PM Jan 24th 2021, 6:30 PM 9,673 Views 4 Comments Source: PA Images
“We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban or conservative versus liberal.”
US President Joe Biden struck a conciliatory tone in his inauguration speech. Source: PA Images
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“In the first phase particularly, nurses were the last people to see the patients before they died. Unfortunately, they couldn’t always be with them because of the lack of PPE and the question of whether it was protecting staff, we had to reduce staff exposure to 15 minutes. It was really difficult and a lot of the time patients did die on their own.”
A recent seroprevalence study carried out by the Health Service Executive (HSE) reveals that 15 per cent of the 4,700 healthcare staff in St Jamesâs Hospital have antibodies for Covid-19 which means that have been infected by the virus. Some 3,500 vaccines have been given to patients and staff at St Jamesâs to date.
Ms Waterhouse said the third wave of the virus has been worse than the first. In early December, just six patients on one ward in St Jamesâs Hospital had Covid-19, that figure is now 102 patients on six wards with 22 in ICU.
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Speaking at the weekly HSE briefing on Covid-19, she gave a graphic account of the pressure on frontline staff.
Updated: 21 Jan 2021, 18:42
THE first healthcare worker to receive the vaccine here has told of the “extremely stressful” circumstances hospitals are facing in the third wave of the virus, saying: “They deteriorate quickly, they die very quickly.
This comes as HSE bosses Paul Reid announced that 121,900 Covid-19 vaccinations have been administered across the country thus far.
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HSE CEO Paul ReidCredit: PA:Press Association
Bernie Waterhouse, who is a clinical nurse manager at St James’ Hospital, said the impact of the third wave of the killer bug was “much worse than the first”.
The HSE boss echoed this saying levels of mortality serve as a stark and horrible reminder of the impact the virus is currently having on the health system.
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First Irish person to be vaccinated against Covid-19 Annie Lynch gets second dose as lockdown to extend beyond January
Updated: 19 Jan 2021, 20:52
THE Dublin grandmother who became the first person in Ireland to receive a Covid-19 vaccine has received her second dose - as Ireland s lockdown is set to extend beyond January.
Gran Annie Lynch, who grew up in The Liberties, received the second Pfizer/BioNTech jab in St James s Hospital today.
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Bernie works at a designated Covid-19 ward in St James s Hospital
It will be seven days before the vaccine should protect recipients against developing severe infection from Covid-19.