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Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Almost 72,000 in 12-15 age group have received first Covid vaccine dose

There are 244 patients with Covid-19 in hospital today with 54 of those patients in ICU.

ALMOST 72,000 12-15 year olds have received a Covid vaccine since the programme opened up to that cohort, the HSE has said.

Speaking at the HSE’s weekly briefing today, CEO Paul Reid said 124,000 people in this age group have been registered for a vaccine.

He said the uptake of the vaccine so far has exceeded expectations but urged those who have not yet received a vaccine to come forward. 

The briefing heard that public health departments are concerned that unvaccinated healthcare workers may have contributed to the introduction of the virus in certain settings.

“I’m sure that wasn’t their intention,” said Professor Martin Cormican, HSE national lead for health care-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance. 

“We have to understand that there is some hesitancy around vaccination and we try to work with colleagues on that, but clearly, we would be a lot more comfortable if all healthcare workers looking after vulnerable people were fully vaccinated.

“We do have a process in place to risk assess people who are not vaccinated to look at the role that they’re in, to look at the risk to them and they risk they might pose to others. And in some cases, people may have to be redeployed at least temporarily, if the risk to them, or the risk to others is too high from being unvaccinated.”

Professor Cormican also said the number of hospital-acquired cases of Covid has started to increase in recent weeks.

There are 244 patients with Covid-19 in hospital today with 54 of those patients in ICU.

52% of patients in hospital with Covid are not fully vaccinated while 45% are fully vaccianted.

62% of Covid patients in ICU are not vaccinated at all, 15% are partially vaccinated and 23% are fully vaccinated.

The HSE said 82% of Covid cases in hospital were either admitted with or are now being treated for it in hospital, while 11% are asymptomatic and not infectious.

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    Mute Aidan Boran
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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:13 PM

    best treatment is whiskey and sand.

    Massage one or two shots of whiskey, then add handful of sand to the scalp….

    nits get drunk and kill each other throwing stones…

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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:16 PM

    @Aidan Boran: Really? Must try that…but then why waste whisky?

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    Feb 8th 2018, 12:51 AM

    @Aidan Boran: May only apply to Irish Lice.

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    Feb 8th 2018, 3:31 PM

    @Aidan Boran: best laugh I’ve had in weeks. Thanks Aidan

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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:07 PM

    I might be nitpicking, but I don’t think you’re meant to smoke while you treat your children’s scalps. Lousy carry on.

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    Feb 8th 2018, 2:49 AM

    All done, just need a candle to read the small print…

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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:37 PM

    30 years ago this was an issue too.. although, 30 yesterday ago, head lice cream had plutonium in it.

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    Mute Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:42 PM

    @Peter Cavey: Lice cream and jelly

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    Feb 8th 2018, 6:53 AM

    @Peter Cavey: It just got rid of all the hair then? I guess that’s one way to be live free.

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    Feb 8th 2018, 6:18 AM

    “Is there anything you can prescribe doctor?” –Homer Simpson
    “Fire &lots of it.” – Dr Hibbert
    “Oh, that’s your cure for everything ” – Marge Simpson

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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:40 PM

    What are vegans thoughts on killing these little creatures…

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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:41 PM

    @: I think they go for clean hair, so they’re not typically a worry for vegans.

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    Feb 8th 2018, 7:46 AM

    @Boutros Boutros-Ghali: I’ve always heard that head lice love clean hair. Do vegans have clean hair in general? The ones I know don’t!

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    Feb 8th 2018, 2:11 PM

    We see what you did there – sneaky!

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    Feb 8th 2018, 8:33 AM

    I saw a girls hair go on fire in a church once. It was heavily lacquered and the fire took hold instantly. An unlikely but quick witted hero took off his jacket and threw it over her head smothering out the flames. But for him she would have been in serious trouble because the rest of us were just standing there mouths agape.

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    Feb 8th 2018, 11:10 AM

    I was at a bonfire once. Was deadly.

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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:07 PM

    Fecking fire flea’s ffs

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    Feb 8th 2018, 4:59 PM

    Tea tree oil the best treatment for them and its natural

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    Feb 7th 2018, 11:18 PM

    Well I think that’ll kill the little f***ers for sure

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