Vaccination

EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70% of adults

The European Union has hit its target of delivering enough coronavirus vaccine to cover 70 percent of the adult population, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday.

Vaccination

COVID booster shots likely needed within a year

Fully vaccinated people will likely need a COVID-19 booster shot within about a year, the nation's top infectious diseases expert and Pfizer's CEO said Wednesday.

Vaccination

Quarter of Europeans have had a Covid-19 jab

A quarter of the European Union's population have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine jab, prompting EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to say the bloc is on track to have 70 percent of adults immunised by late July.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Icelanders get Covid vaccine 'passports'

Iceland has issued its first vaccination certificates to ease international travel for those inoculated against COVID-19, authorities told AFP on Tuesday, with EU countries still haggling over using such documents.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU begins vaccinations to end COVID 'nightmare'

EU countries on Sunday embarked on a vaccination campaign to defeat the "nightmare" of COVID-19, with the first to be immunised expressing emotion after their jab and leaders hailing a milestone in the fight against the pandemic.

Pediatrics

Study investigates what shapes child well-being in rich countries

Research launched on child well-being ranks Ireland 12th out of 38 OECD/EU countries, according to a new study by the UNICEF Office of Research co-authored by Dr. Yekaterina Chzhen, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Trinity. ...

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