Parental advice on Winter Respiratory Viruses from Dr John Twomey, Consultant Paediatrician, Children’s Ark, University Hospital Limerick.

The UL Hospitals Group, HSE Mid West Community Healthcare, and the Department of Public Health Mid-West is urging everyone eligible for a COVID-19 booster dose, and those who have yet to receive their first dose, to do so as soon as possible through any of the HSE walk-in clinics, local GPs, and pharmacies.

Irish Covid-19 testing company, RocDoc, has announced the opening of a new new mass testing facility in Shannon Business Park.

Minster Stephen Donnelly TD and the Department of Health announced €10 million in once-off funding for palliative and end-of-life care.

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has accepted new recommendations in relation to Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.

As Christmas approaches, 13 walk-in clinics are being held across the three Mid-West COVID-19 Centres up to December 23rd, delivering vaccine booster doses for people aged 40 and older, and primary Dose 1&2 vaccines for anyone yet to receive a vaccine.

The Clare COVID-19 Vaccination Centre is temporarily relocating from the grounds of Ennis Hospital to Treacy’s West County Hotel this Saturday and Sunday, to maximise capacity in line with demand for weekend walk-in COVID vaccine booster clinics for the 50-69 years age group.

The Department of Public Health Mid-West is advising people in Limerick, Clare, and North Tipperary that the next few weeks are critical in preventing spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant.