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Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has sought Dáil support to designate long Covid-19 as an occupational illness for frontline workers who contracted the virus due to their employment.

Dr Vinny Griffith, was cycling back home from University College Hospital Galway (UCHG) on the evening of Wednesday, September 28, when he was “doored” by a parked car.

The HSE is asking people to come forward and get their free flu vaccine is if is recommended for them.

The HSE is asking people to come forward and get their free flu vaccine is if is recommended for them. The flu vaccine will help protect those most at risk of serious illness from flu.

Complacency is the biggest enemy in the battle against the Covid-19 virus and it is important that people are on their guard and remain compliant in the run-up to Christmas, a nursing union official said this week.

The chief executive officer of the HSE has been requested by the Health Minister, Simon Harris, to put together a report on a number of issues surrounding the management of Covid-19 and non Covid-19 patients in Mayo University Hospital.

A one-off payment of €1,000 should be issued to healthcare workers during the May Day Bank Holiday as a gesture of solidarity and appreciation by the Government.

The Infection Prevention and Control Team at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has won two categories in the recent Hospital Professional Awards – the GSK ViiV Infectious Diseases Project of the Year Award and the Consultant-led Hospital Team of the Year Award.