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This afternoon.

Via RTÉ News:

The Cabinet has agreed new travel rules which would see the requirement for vaccinated passengers to have a negative Covid-19 test dropped.

However, unvaccinated travellers would be required to show a negative PCR test taken 72 hours before arrival.

The Government moved to require all passengers to have a negative test for the virus when the Omicron variant of Covid-19 first emerged.

However, now that it is the dominant variant in Ireland, the Government has dropped that requirement for vaccinated passengers, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said today.

Requirement for vaccinated passengers to have negative Covid test to be dropped (RTE)

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This morning.

Via Irish Times:

Barely half of the positive results from antigen tests carried out on close contacts of Covid-19 cases have been confirmed by further PCR testing.

An average of almost 4,000 antigen tests have been carried out on close contacts who are fully vaccinated and have no symptoms since the measure was introduced at the end of October.

In the first month, 31,850 antigen test results were reported by close contacts – 21,579 “not detected” or negative results, and 10,271 “detected” or positive, according to data presented at a National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) meeting this month.

0Just 5,741, or 54 per cent, of these positive antigen test results were confirmed positive with subsequent PCR testing.

Anyone?

Barely half of positive antigen test results confirmed by PCR testing (RTE)

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Earlier: A Bit Negative

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Above from left: Damien McCallion, HSE National Lead, Vaccination Programme; Paul Reid, CEO HSE; and Anne O’Connor, COO, HSE in Dr Steevens’ Hospital this afternoon

This afternoon.

Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin.

The weekly HSE operational update on the response to Covid-19.

HSE in bank holiday vaccine push to ‘increase uptake’ (RTÉ)

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Anyone?

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