Amy Dunne

[COVID-19 Data Ireland @COVID19DataIE]

1608 positive swabs, 30.11% positivity on 5,340 tests.
7 day test positivity is 28.3%.

- Wednesday, June 15th 2022
#COVID19Ireland

[COVID-19 Data Ireland @COVID19DataIE]

1285 positive swabs, 24.8% positivity on 5,181 tests.
7 day test positivity is 20.5%.

- Thursday, June 9th 2022
#COVID19Ireland

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

this is a really fascinating paper looking at what happens to viral loads in the air and on surfaces and after ventilation in covid +ve quarantining students.

TLDR: more symptoms -> more virus in the air and on surfaces. Ventilation -> reduces virus in the air.

[Reuters @Reuters]

The Omicron COVID variant is as severe as previous variants, unlike assumptions made in previous studies that it was more transmissible but less severe, a large study in the United States has found https://t.co/BYOIMoETG7

[Dr Ronan Glynn @ronan_glynn]

COVID-19 vaccines have achieved extraordinary success in preventing severe disease & death. But this virus still represents a substantial threat and its future trajectory is uncertain. Keep up to date with your vaccines to protect yourself and your family #VaccinesWork

[HSE Ireland @HSELive]

If you’re 65 or over, or you have a weak immune system, you can book your second COVID-19 booster vaccine appointment here: https://t.co/w31PNnJuXz #ForUsAll

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Just published @NatureMedicine
2nd booster vs 1 booster (after ≥5 months) in
> 560,000 people age 60+, Omicron wave
Hospitalizations reduced 64% (95% CI 57,69)
Deaths reduced 78% (85% CI 72,83)
https://t.co/4mEAyEXfrS
@ClalitHealth

[Amy Dunne @FanchetAldo]

For over 65s.

[HSE National Immunisation Office (NIO) @HSEImm]

You can book your COVID-19 second booster vaccine appointment at a HSE vaccination centre today
👉🔗 https://t.co/zfeZQKkQMk @HSELive

#ForUsAll #COVID19 /ENDS

[Amy Dunne @FanchetAldo]

Distinguishing between infection- and vaccine-induced antibodies.

[HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) @hpscireland]

The first report from the National Serosurveillance Programme is now available looking at COVID-19 antibodies in IBTS (@Giveblood_ie) blood donors from October 2021 to January 2022.

Full report available here: https://t.co/aLBjwALXZo

[Jim Pickard 🐋 @PickardJE]

- remember the UK government cancelled an order for 100m Valneva vaccine doses this week?

- Sajid Javid has corrected his response in the Commons to @HannahB4LiviMP (the company has a facility in her constituency)

[Amy Dunne @FanchetAldo]

NIAC 2nd booster recommendations for 65+ and 12+ immunocompromised.
4-month gap after 1st booster/infection allowed 'for operational reasons' (6 months preferred).

'Knowledge gaps lead to significant uncertainty in future planning...'

https://t.co/63eyRiyRvH

[Priscilla Lynch @PriscillaLynch]

The Mater Hospital is again appealing to the public, where possible, to avoid its emergency department. The hospital is under significant pressure due to a combination of high presentations at the ED, an increased number of Covid positive patients, & Covid related staff shortages

[Alastair Grant @AlastairGrant4]

Today's ONS survey shows a further increase in numbers who would test positive for COVID (if they could get a test)
Now 1 in 13 in England
The biggest increases are in the oldest age groups, up by 35% in the over 75's
So quite a bit more pressure on hospitals still to come

[DublinLive @DublinLive]

The hospital said today that services are "under extreme pressure" due to a "combination of large numbers of people contracting Covid, high numbers of presentations at the ED and high levels of staff absences due to Covid-19"

#COVID19Ireland

https://t.co/f12Nl5PYBU

[COVID-19 Data Ireland @COVID19DataIE]

7131 positive swabs, 43.95% positivity on 16,225 tests.
7 day test positivity is 38%.

- Wednesday, March 16th 2022
#COVID19Ireland

[BNO News @BNOFeed]

Pfizer to request emergency use authorization for 4th COVID vaccine dose for those 65 and older in the U.S. - WaPo

[Amy Dunne @FanchetAldo]

First update to LEA data in 2022 (PCR only).

https://t.co/jW9A7XPNoL

[DublinLive @DublinLive]

On December 30, 30 out of 31 Local Election Areas in Dublin had a higher incidence rate than the national average.

#COVID19Ireland

https://t.co/nbTHkPNvYB

[Imperial College London @imperialcollege]

The Telegraph has corrected and apologised for another untrue claim about Imperial #COVID19 epidemiology. It's the 16th time they have had to correct or clarify false or misleading reporting on Imperial coronavirus research.

[HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) @hpscireland]

Recent surveillance data shows that flu activity in Ireland is still increasing. People in at-risk groups are urged to get vaccinated, including:

✅ People with chronic illness
✅ All pregnant women
✅ Everyone aged 50 & older

Find out more 👉🔗 https://t.co/QgyJnnkfWY

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

Brief update on hospital admissions with COVID-19 in England:

Admissions are going up quite sharply - and in all age groups and in almost all regions, led by the SW. 1/2