vaccinations

Primark offering Covid vaccines to shoppers this weekend in UK

Primark offering Covid vaccines to shoppers this weekend in UK

Penneys really has it all. We all know how it goes, you go into Penneys for one thing and come out with €200 worth of things you don’t need, well you can now add a Covid vaccine to that trip. Shoppers in some Primark stores in the UK will be able to get their Covid […]

5 years ago

Covid vaccine during pregnancy may protect your baby too

Covid vaccine during pregnancy may protect your baby too

Study shows antibodies are passed from mother to baby. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy may pass some immunity on to your newborn child, according to a study published by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In the course of the study, 27 healthcare workers who received the jab in […]

5 years ago

Previously anti-vax mum explains why she is vaccinating her kids

Previously anti-vax mum explains why she is vaccinating her kids

“Glad my babies don’t need to suffer through preventable infectious diseases.” A previously anti-vax mum has explained why she decided to vaccinated her children. Abbey Clint said that she grew up taught that vaccinations were unnecessary, and that because of this, she has had to catch up on the shots that she missed when she […]

7 years ago

Simon Harris looks to make vaccinations mandatory for children

Simon Harris looks to make vaccinations mandatory for children

The Minister for Health intends to seek the support of every TD and senator in the country on the issue. Minister for Health Simon Harris has signalled his intention to make children’s vaccinations mandatory by law. Speaking at day two of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) general meeting in Killarney, Minister Harris said that it […]

7 years ago

The HPV vaccine uptake is rising and is now up to 70 percent, HSE confirms

The HPV vaccine uptake is rising and is now up to 70 percent, HSE confirms

“Encouraging and important.” The HSE confirmed earlier this week that the uptake rate for the (Human papillomavirus) HPV vaccine now stands at 70 percent, as the Heath Service Executive’s vaccination teams now return to secondary schools across the country to administer the second dose to first year girls. This figure is an increase of 20 […]

8 years ago

Well known ‘anti-vax’ doctor is now telling parents to vaccinate their kids

Well known ‘anti-vax’ doctor is now telling parents to vaccinate their kids

The doctor that support celebrity ‘anti-vaxxer’ Jenny McCarthy is now telling parents they need to vaccinate their children. Dr Jay N. Gordon, whose patients include actress Jenny McCarthy’s son, whom McCarthy believes developed autism due to vaccines. The doctor who has supported the star in the past recently put out a tweet to say that […]

8 years ago