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Sunday 25 October 2020
The head of the HSE’s National Immunisation Office said the health service is starting to win the battle against misinformation, but there is more work to do.
When asked about the issue, Minister Simon Harris said too much time had been given to the bishop’s HPV vaccine comments.
Bishop Phonsie Cullinan said the vaccine could encourage sexual activity. We can’t factcheck that – but we can say his ’70% safe’ claim is FALSE.
Following controversy over Super Junior Minister Finian McGrath’s comments about the vaccine, TheJournal.ie republishes this Factcheck.
The vaccine has saved thousands of lives worldwide, writes Imogen Sharkey Ochoa.
McGrath had called for the vaccine to be banned.
Public health professionals are blaming recent negative media coverage for the drop in uptake.
Concerns have been raised over the HPV vaccine administered to schoolgirls across the country.
Abbey Colohan is just one teenager who will feature in a documentary about the vaccine.
The free-of-charge vaccination programme has been received well by first and second year girls.
WE’RE JUST OVER 10 days out from what has been called one of the most important US presidential elections ever.
The United States will vote on 3 November on whether to back four more years of a Donald Trump presidency or opt for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
TheJournal.ie will have you covered on the night itself and throughout the following day as results pour in.
Today, we want to know: Will you stay up to watch the US election?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
Mainly cloudy, showers around; breezy
Max: 12 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
Mostly cloudy, showers around; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
