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Dr. Mairéad De Búrca PhD

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Sat 11/5/24 Ireland Reported by HSE Deaths reported week 18:+5 April 28-May 4 9,732 total deaths 266 COVID deaths in 2024 71 road deaths 8/5/24 Hospital110(+32 new,-9) Yesterday103+32-9=126 not 110 This wk+115 ICU 4(+2 new,-0) Yesterday3+2=5 This wk+3

ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data

Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.

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2 years

I don't know who put this together. If anyone does, tell me plz so I can credit.

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2 months

@catladyactivist Why @POTUS ? Why won’t you let people avoid picking up a virus and getting sick at the doctor’s office? What is your point?

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Dr. Mairéad De Búrca PhD

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Dear Reader, It's COVID. Children are sick. Teachers are sick. Schools are unsafe. The end.

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1 month

School absences have exploded Per the NYT am email I still get from when I had the cheap subscription. I'm going to share so you too can have emotions today. I am going to copy/paste that whole thing - request for full article gift in last tweet. I did edit for char limits

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10 months

@bbbrazil__ Possible replies to boss: - Is that a threat? - What do you mean exactly? - Could you repeat that, please, I think I misheard you? - Can you put that in writing? - An issue in the future? When? - Is my health a personal matter? - Why?

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3 years

51 deaths today RIP but Norma Foley still wants schools to reopen, she says "I know what is right". She doesn't.

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3 years

@jackwleahy The reopening of schools with such high community transmission AND the new variants (AND without any "materially" extra safety measures since last August), is the next stupid mistake that will cost us dearly. Parents must speak.

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2 years

Dear Ireland, Before, during or after COVID, please do NOT send sick children to school. ANY kind of sick. Incredible to have to say that.

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3 years

Yesterday, Minister for Education, Norma Foley, wrote an opinion piece in @irishexaminer I think her words should be examined. I propose to do that here. 1/x

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3 years

Primary Tchrs: Can we have <35 indoors, plz? Norma: No. T: Masks indoors? N: No T: 2m Social Distancing? N: No T: 1m SD? N: "if possible". T: If it's not poss? N: Then no. T: Ventilation? N: No. Open a window. T: It's v cold. N: Close the window. T: Vaccine? N: OK Actually... no!

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4 years

Teachers. The haters are out again. Remember this. Mind your mental health. Mind your health. Do your job. Nobody else's. Go above and beyond for your OWN children & families. You cannot please some people, so please yourself & your own family.

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2 years

If you see someone wearing a 😷 from today, they might be: - immuno compromised - medically vulnerable - protecting a loved one - protecting you They might have tested positive for COVID, but have no symptoms yet, & told to work.

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2 years

@MaiaDunphy Plz blame who is at fault here = Norma Foley. Unions have been calling for safety measures for 2 years. She is an absentee Minister. Walked out of Dáil after 30 min speech to opposition. Webinar from school staff & parents asking for safety measures here:

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10 months

Long COVID is NOT funny. This is disgraceful from the national broadcaster in Ireland @rte @TheSundayGame People are in a bad way with Long COVID & your panel LAUGHS at it? @LCAIreland @LCKIreland @long_covid @LongCovidAdvoc @LongCovidHell @LongCovidKids

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4 years

60,806 COVID cases on our island of Ireland, so far. Before schools reopened, there were 33,743 cases on our island. (17th of August). Our cases have almost doubled in SEVEN WEEKS.

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2 years

Masks are not restrictions. Masks are a safety measure against COVID & other illnesses.

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3 years

How come people calling for teachers to "make up time" never call for others who to do so? Or for us to make up holidays worked? Last 3 days sorting books etc, Aug sorting EVERYTHING; Oct midterm replacing poisonous sanitiser; Principals 24/7 to contact trace; CPD; on&on

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2 years

Ireland is the worst in the world again? How many times is that under your leadership . @MichealMartinTD ? . @fiannafailparty . @FineGael . @greenparty_ie

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3 years

I am hearing from teachers that many parents are not taking sick children to be tested. Parents, please DO get the test if your child has COVID symptoms. If not, I'm worried they won't have access to Long COVID care if they are unfortunate enough to get it. #ProtectOurChildren

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3 years

I have kept COVID data every day since last March 2020. This day 3/6/2020 we had 47 cases. Today we had at least* 465 Is THAT supposed to be progress?

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@DrMaireadDB

3 years

Schools during Levels 5, compared to L1. No difference. No extra measures. No PPE to speak of, paper mask if lucky. Buy own. No extra staff. Packed classrooms of 30+ average, so no 2m social distancing. Not much sd at all JI-2nd. No ventilation system. Just open windows & freeze.

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2 months

@educationgovuk @ChristmasRowena @NHSuk Disgraceful. Conjunctivitis is highly contagious! Sore eyes, throat, head, tummy, runny nose, slight cough ARE ALL SYMPTOMS OF COVID. Not everyone has a temperature! Dear Parents, YOU know your child. If they're sick, let them recover AT HOME. Signed a Teacher of 39 years!

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4 years

#ReopeningSchoolsSafely Any other teachers' exhaustion levels at the end of June level already? I'm absolutely shattered.

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4 years

Ireland, baby, next time vote ONLY LEFT! Greens ain't left. Greens ain't even green.

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3 years

The COVID Russian Roulette, constant gaslighting & lies about schools made me retire from teaching today. The relief is indescribable, as is the sorrow. I'll miss it very much, most especially the children, but I'm not taking the dreadful Dept treatment another day.

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5 years

@clint_weyhrich @Islandlatte @tylerpturner @dreamstuff2000 @ThiaraDiamondx @EmmaKennedy @realDonaldTrump @BarackObama Trump has risen the national debt to historic highs. Why? To give wealthy people tax breaks.

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3 years

People over 60 urged to restrict their movements. I missed this yesterday! So, the price of essential drinking & clubbing is for our over 60s to lock themselves at home. Isn't that fantastic. What a country.

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3 years

Norma Foley says she consults widely. She has never asked me about school reopening or any other issue. I am an expert in my field & job. She obviously is not.

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@DrMaireadDB

3 years

#ReopeningSchoolsUNSafely Just listened to this interview. Norma Foley is endangering us all. She must resign. The incompetence & dishonesty is beyond a joke now, it's scary. Dáil unsafe, but schools are ok? Complete ignorance & madness.

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@LazarusLong13 They believed the lies about reinfection giving immunity. Again & again & again & again & again & again. It's very sad. I'd worry about the medical decisions they make about their patients too.

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2 years

108 more COVID deaths reported today. That's 487 COVID deaths reported so far in 2022. So utterly tragic.

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2 years

People are miles ahead of @LeoVaradkar once again.

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3 years

@CMOIreland @roinnslainte School staff can't follow your advice until Wednesday.

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3 years

I find it curious that some people who lied to us about children getting & spreading COVID in order to to keep schools open during a Pandemic, no matter what, are now saying how important it is to vaccinate children, because COVID makes them very sick.

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Dear teachers, best of luck tomorrow & for the next 3 months of🤞Keep at least 2m from all. I know you can't do that without turning your teaching upside down. Turn it! Wear a proper mask or 2 not so good ones, goggles, visor too if you like. Windows & doors open. Protect YOU! 1

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Hospitals full. No beds. Our health system is already NOT able to cope. ERIS DOES pose a serious threat to all of us. Who knows who might need medical care for cancer, a car accident, appendix......, it could be any one of us Also, the real threat of long COVID not even mentioned

Irish Examiner

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The latest covid-19 variant does not pose a serious threat to most people and our health system will be able to cope, the country's leading virology experts have said, as they encouraged people to continue socialising.

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Teachers are telling me they have NEVER seen this level or number of infections as right now. Children & staff are getting COVID for the 2nd time thanks to . @MichealMartinTD . @LeoVaradkar . @greenparty_ie . @CMOIreland Our "leaders" & media don't seem to care. #ProtectOurChildren

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Boris Johnson had a big presser at 5pm on Sky news. Very poor. The attached videos are David Nabarro from WHO speaking directly after Boris. Do not watch, if you are feeling low. Nabarro NEVER EVER talks like this. Take heed. 1/3

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1 year

@CDCDirector You CAN stop the spread of COVID. That’s your actual job.

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3 years

#ReopeningSchoolsUNSafely School staff have very little PPE, are in close contact with 30+ all day, no timers, no social distancing.

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#ReopeningSchoolsUNSafely Heard Stephen Donnelly being "interviewed" on radio news at one. Finally asked about schools reopening & Donnelly threw out the lie that schools are the safest place for children still, so no change. He was not questioned on that lie. Depressing.

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3 years

The people risking our children. They say it's because education is so important. Bullshit. Education is important to ME. I've given my life to it. I KNOW it's important. It's NOT more important than keeping children safe. Cop on & #ProtectOurChildren

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8 months

@Soylent_Spring Many in healthcare need much better education on how to protect themselves & their patients.

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4 years

@Yamiche JFC! TRUMP live now talking BS about operation warp speed to make a vaccine. Not going to wait for it to be approved!!! He's nuts and the people enabling him should be jailed with him. He's going to put ALL of the money into this unsafe experiment & not to keeping Americans safe!

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#edchatie Under 12s are COMPLETELY unprotected from the v infectious DELTA variant of AIRBORNE COVID. Do people understand that? When they return to school & preschool, they will be the cohort in GREATEST danger & without safety measures. Are we understanding that yet in Ireland?

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Antigen tests are too late showing a positive now, unless people keep testing for days & they're not because: - they have to buy the tests & VAT will be added tomorrow to make them MORE expensive again - they think a neg means not COVID WE NEED PCR TESTS @CMOIreland @LeoVaradkar

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We don't have mandated masks at primary OR social distancing OR small numbers allowed indoors. We have the largest class size in the entire EU and the highest rates of COVID in the entire world. Yet, some people think it's a good idea to risk children. OK. I see those people.

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@EmerHigginsTD @Postvox @simoncoveney @FineGael Ah, Emer, seriously??? You think that's good news? You think you've won something? I thought it was a parody. Will the fee be changed too to reflect it's not an express service?

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IRELAND: Look where we are! Hiding cases in children so people can go to the pub & start the whole cycle of crazy high infection off again? Is that the plan . @DonnellyStephen ?

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Norma getting praise because she "Kept unions quiet" . @INTOnews . @astiunion . @TUIunion . @forsa_union_ie Time to stop being so quiet, lads.

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No integrity, universally disliked by those in education, automated responses, condescending, lied about data (or doesn't understand it) , pissed off 4 unions, principals, parents, teachers, students. WHAT IS GOING ON?

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9 months

Missing a few days in school will not have a serious impact on exams. Stupid statement. Sending children to school sick, however, will have a serious impact on them & on those they infect. Incredible that this must be said.

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We've moved to a darker level of forced infection.

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2 years

What I found most shocking (even more shocking than the misinformation and misleading claims) about @ClaireByrneLive interview of @NormaFoleyTD1 this morning, was her confidence! She has absolutely NO RIGHT to feel confident. Appalling Minister of Ed. Soft, soft interview, Claire

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4 years

@SimonHarrisTD Only 6 allowed indoors, but pack the schools? It's absolute nonsense, Simon.

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3 years

She ends by praising staff & saying their generous goodwill is inspiring. Factcheck: Even the incredible goodwill of school staff can vanish with endless, sickening gaslighting & condescension. #ProtectOurChildren 13/13

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I’ve heard three FFers today boasting about their amazing ACHIEVEMENT of keeping schools open Hmmmm any ACHIEVEMENTS belong to school staff Keeping schools open during a global pandemic, WITHOUT airborne COVID safety measures is a Govt DISGRACE & far, far, FAR from an achievement

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#SchoolsAreNotSafe They lied. They're still lying. 65,400 little children infected in one month. At least 65,400, because data is being suffocated for children. #ProtectOurChildren

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2 years

. @lidl_ireland please tell staff to wear masks properly. Masks under noses in 2 staff yesterday. Their plastic screen does NOT protect staff or customers from COVID. It is an airborne virus, so it is floating all around the shop. Masks are essential Ventilation would also be good

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@DrMaireadDB

3 years

People sometimes ask me why I am still going on about safety for our primary school children, now that I’m retired? They don’t understand. I never did it for me. I always did it for the children. The children haven’t retired & still need protecting. #ProtectOurChildren

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3 years

CMO just advised parents not to bring children to indoor dining venues. I wonder what he will say about schools in September?

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@DrMaireadDB

2 years

Schools ARE drivers of COVID & are NOT controlled environments, because they are full of children. Taoiseach & CMO know this.

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2 years

Taoiseach: "It's our intention that schools will reopen in January. Schools are not drivers of the virus." CMO: The "controlled environment" of classrooms means they are at the lower end of activity

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She claims to support children with Additional Educational Needs next. Factcheck: She told schools to use the Special Education Teacher (SET) as a sub if no subs available; she FAILED to increase SETs or SNAs despite more children in need. 4/x

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She said, "Since schools reopened, very significant infection prevention control measures have been put in place in schools". Factcheck: Primary schools got - hand sanitiser, pods (tables), bubbles (classes), open the windows, belatedly a tiny number of Co2 monitors to share. 2/x

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2 years

In case anyone believes the very inaccurate "journalists", Norma Foley is in fact a terrible Minister who has absolutely FAILED to #ProtectOurChildren

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2 years

There's a very strange thing happening with Norma Foley in the media. Logic would suggest that letting the virus tear through schools, infecting kids and forcing families into isolation, is a bad thing. But instead she's getting praised. Is this some form of collective denial?

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@UbakaOgbogu @Astraea1974 I resigned when I realised my employer didn't care if I lived or died. They still don't care about teachers' health or lives. (Ireland).

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2 years

Despite testing suppression, we had 75,418 REPORTED infections this week and 52 deaths. HSE report a total of 1,145,968 COVID infections. They did not add reported positive antigen tests. Add them & it's actually 1,188,521. This week last year, we had 25,212 cases, total 172,724

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#ReopeningSchoolsUNSafely We have 14.5% positive rate today in Ireland. Schools were closed in New York at 3%. @VoiceforTeacher @johnboyle_INTO @MichealMartinTD #edchatie

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@MaiaDunphy No, Maia. TCD can still hire Tony if they wish. They just have to go through proper procedure & pay his salary at the correct academic level.

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3 years

This takes the absolute biscuit for bullshit and gaslighting. It Is The Schools

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3 years

It is not clear what is driving the increase in those aged between 5 and 12 NPHET will be examining this in more detail in coming weeks

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. @ronan_glynn today saying that they never said schools are safe... Here he is saying what he said he never said. . @AodhanORiordain . @Donnchadhol . @GaryGannonTD . @paulmurphy_TD . @RoisinShortall @RobOHanrahan @gavreilly @ciananbrennan @aoifegracemoore @FergalBowers

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@Independent_ie Okay Ronan

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Why aren't teacher unions advising members about rules around temperature & not accepting low temperatures in their classrooms? . @INTOnews . @astiunion . @TUIunion

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COVID IS NOT OVER & NPHET did NOT back the "open up everything" action. This gross negligence is on . @fiannafailparty . @FineGael . @greenparty_ie . @MichealMartinTD . @LeoVaradkar . @EamonRyan & those who lobbied them to cast safety measures aside. Will it be reported . @gavreilly ?

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Page 6 of NPHET advice to Govt! If you read nothing else on this pandemic after today, read this!! #NPHET #restrictions

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3 years

Anyone else exhausted?

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. @SimonHarrisTD you ok with this?

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2 years

@WayneOCillAirne A terrible, terrible Minister.

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3 years

#tonightvmtv Pods are only tables. They do nothing for safety. ALL children in the class should be sent home & tested because COVID is an airborne virus & asymptomatic children CAN infect others. Need: masks, smaller numbers, air filters, PROPER test & trace.

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Wouldn't it be grand if schools had as many safety measures as pubs & nightclubs - Vax certs, tickets, masks, table service, contact tracing? Not to mention all those meetings to meet the DEMANDS of the nightclub owners. Wouldn't it be grand if a few school safety needs were met?

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@TonightVMTV @ciarakellydoc That woman knows nothing about schools, but she is supposed to be a medical doctor. Therefore, she should know that ANY human can infect & be infected; even "mild" COVID is very horrible; people die of all ages; after effects include lung scarring & heart problems FOR LIFE.

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Today, the actual Minister for Ed callously tells anxious unvaccinated pregnant teachers to go on sick leave if they are so worried? Maybe ALL tchrs should, eh Norma, if they are worried? YOU said it! We'd only be following YOUR science.....

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10 months

@bbbrazil__ I know you know, but sometimes, making a person put what they actually mean into words gives them pause.

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This is not learning loss, or due to a few months online. This is children UNABLE to LEARN, unable to remember, unable to attend to a 3 minute video, unable to answer questions, unable to use language... We MUST NOT expose them again & again to COVID. We MUST #ProtectOurChildren

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This is interesting to me because the teacher delineates between the kids she’s taught who are identified as disabled and says what she’s seeing in “non-disabled” kids and I gotta say, it kind of just sounds like all those kids actually are disabled now

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4 years

Young children are super spreaders again. Huge repurcussions for primary schools reopening. Current plan is not good enough. Start again.

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3 years

This NPHET presser is a disgrace. According to the ECDC guidance, Irish primary schools are HIGH RISK environments due to no masks, soc distancing, ventilation, test/trace or vax of majority in overcrowded classrooms. Stop gaslighting an educated pop @CMOIreland & @ronan_glynn

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2 years

My God . @MichealMartinTD you must do something to stop preventable infections.

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@Independent_ie Ok let's play . @ronan_glynn Lots and lots more.

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Q to nurse: How come you don't wear a mask? A: Govt said we don't have to... Q: Do you know you are risking your health & your patients' health? A: Ya, but the Govt said we don't have to... Q: You don't care? A: Of course I care, BUT the Govt said we don't have to...

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Dr. Mairéad De Búrca PhD

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Thank you so much to everyone who sent me good wishes. I never expected it, but it was wonderful. I tried to respond to everyone. I'm v lucky to have had an amazing career & now I am v lucky again to be able to retire in good health. I will NEVER stop shouting up for you all.😊

Dr. Mairéad De Búrca PhD

@DrMaireadDB

3 years

The COVID Russian Roulette, constant gaslighting & lies about schools made me retire from teaching today. The relief is indescribable, as is the sorrow. I'll miss it very much, most especially the children, but I'm not taking the dreadful Dept treatment another day.

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@GidMK In Ireland, mothers get a minimum of 26 weeks paid maternity leave. I am shocked at how badly new mothers are treated in the US.

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@sarahcareyIRL The over 65s & those with underlying conditions are human beings too, deserving of health & care. You will be over 65 yourself one day & who knows who may have an underlying condition & not know it yet.

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2 years

@rtenews Such a dangerous misuse of public money, RTE. Stop it. Fresh calls from whom? IBEC members? Vintners? Certainly NOT Health Care Workers who are swamped by COVID.

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2 years

Poland closes schools.

Poland closes schools and announces compulsory vaccines for teachers, medics and uniformed services

Restaurants, bars, hotels, cinemas, theatres and places of worship will also have to further limit capacity, and nightclubs will close.

notesfrompoland.com

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Dr. Mairéad De Búrca PhD

@DrMaireadDB

4 years

@SimonHarrisTD Simon, do you realise how ironic your tweet is with your Govt reopening schools shortly, everyone in, no SD to speak of, number of contacts will skyrocket. Come on. Your Govt's mixed messages cause terrible confusion.

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Dr. Mairéad De Búrca PhD

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2 years

Where did you see that? What data?

Dr Tony Holohan

@DrTonyHolohan

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We saw a significant reduction in incidence of COVID-19 in primary school going children through December.

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1 year

Irish Govt very suddenly acting on: - Contact tracing returned - Boosters opened for under 50s - Vaccines approved for under 5s for first time ever Fears health system near collapse. Covid booster for 18-49s, first vaccine for infants

Covid booster to be offered to those aged 18-49

The Covid-19 booster vaccination is to be offered to anyone aged 18-49, the Health Service Executive has confirmed.

www.rte.ie

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2 years

#Close Contacts Are you happy to meet prob asymptomatic people everywhere you go? Shop Chemist GP Your child's teacher Your grandmother's care home Everywhere This negligent Govt are trying everything to help COVID spread. At least #ProtectOurChildren

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2 years

If you missed this evening's @VoiceforTeacher @glorteachers webinar, see here: #ProtectOurChildren and school staff and community.

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4 years

@oliverdarcy @jonathanvswan The interview is excellent. Americans are amazed by it because they're not used to proper interviewing of Trump. Every single reporter should be on Trump like this & more, every minute of every day. Trump is killing thousands every day.

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2 years

The latest bullshit from Norma Foley about % of school positive antigen tests, reported by two rte reporters who should ask more questions by now - Guess what?! Positive antigen results cannot be reported!! I am so sick of your bullshit gaslighting, Norma!

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2 years

@AFCDavidBohs @NormaFoleyTD1 She will. At the Tribunal.

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4 years

#ReopeningSchoolsSafely Y'know what, I have kept to every single rule and safety measure, but listening to the tripe tonight about only allowing 6 indoors, but fill up the schools as usual, makes me really, really, really want to scream. Maybe have a house party!

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3 years

She spoke about money spent. It was nowhere near enough. She boasted about €100m in 2020 for ICT needs. Divide that among a million pupils and see the pittance it actually is, and it wasn't extra, it was already allocated. 3/x

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#ReopeningTheD áilSafely Time for TDs to get back to the Dáil. Fill it to the brim. Sit side by side. SD/masks "if possible", if not you're grand. The Dáil is even more magic than schools! TDs are immune "REMEMBER the virus is not airborne" p.26! Lead by example @MichealMartinTD

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