Mandatory Covid-19 vaccination of healthcare workers considered by Nphet

Countries including France have introduced mandatory vaccination for health staff

Human nature – Colm Keena on sociability, altruism and evolution

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Government offers to buy spare vaccines from EU member states

‘Number of leads’ identified as Delta threat forces acceleration of vaccine programme

How will Covid’s impact on school sports affect students?

Teachers and coaches fear lasting damage could be done to children both physically and mentally

How did Ireland jump from low Covid base to world’s highest infection rate?

Government departed from Nphet advice while many people ‘forgot there was a pandemic’

Covid-19: ‘substantial risk’ linked to international travel, says Holohan

Chief medical officer is appearing before the Oireachtas transport committee

Civility and public discourse

Nuns hold marathon prayer relay for Covid-19 frontline

The 12 nuns plan to complete the marathon distance of walking in prayer in seven hours

New return to work rules will see no handshaking or sharing of cups

HSA inspectors will be able to shut down non-compliant workplaces

Coronavirus: Care facilities have more than 62% of overall deaths

The elderly and nursing home residents in particular bearing brunt of the pandemic