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A High-Level Task Force on COVID-19 Vaccination was established on 11 November 2020 to oversee the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in the country once they were approved by the statutory authorities, and to support the Department of Health and Health Service Executive (HSE) to deliver a COVID-19 immunisation programme that meets best practice and ...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, the Irish government introduced various public health and economic measures to mitigate its impact. The virus reached the country in late February 2020 [1] and cases soon confirmed in all counties. [2] The government shut schools, childcare facilities and cultural institutions on ...
The Data Hub provided the latest data relating to cases, deaths and outbreaks in Ireland. By 13 November 2023, the Department of Health had confirmed 1,725,026 cases and 9,366 deaths; a rate of 342,416 cases per million (34.2% of the population), 1,866 deaths per million (0.19% of the population) and 2,606,161 tests per million population.
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) is an Irish advisory body that advises the Chief Medical Officer and Department of Health in the area of immunisation procedures and related matters. [1] NIAC was established within the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) in 1998. [2] It comprises representatives from a broad range ...
On 14 May 2021, the Health Service Executive (HSE) of Ireland suffered a major ransomware cyberattack which caused all of its IT systems nationwide to be shut down.. It was the most significant cybercrime attack on an Irish state agency and the largest known attack against a health service computer system.
The Department of Public Health expressed concern over increases in COVID-19 transmission linked to social gatherings involving the student population in the mid-west region. [85] 4 February. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Ireland surpassed 200,000 cases, with over half confirmed in 2021.
It is the designated Competent Body for liaison with European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and is Ireland's national World Health Organization International Health Regulations (IHR) focal point for communicable diseases. HPSC monitors and reports on vaccine uptake and vaccine effectiveness, particularly in relation to the routine ...
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.It is responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England, along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish Government, Welsh Government or Northern Ireland Executive.