Results 1-5 of 5 for flu speaker:Annie Hoey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Annie Hoey: ...epidemiologist, a doctor, or anything like that but these are just some things that have been said to me. Given that we know there is maybe a seasonal element to this disease, in the way that the flu has a seasonal element, does Dr. Holohan think that we would be better off waiting until later to start rolling out a vaccination in order that people have immunity from the vaccination going...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...Some people are saying that we have to use the measures we are talking about, looking at what happened last winter when numbers increase and it was very difficult. They say we have no choice. The flu will come back this winter. I am getting my flu vaccine next week. We could face an even more detrimental situation in our hospitals. I do not necessarily want to bring this to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...premature of me to consider later phases. In the long term, how does Dr. Glynn see the virus being managed and vaccination working out? Is there the potential for the situation to become like the flu vaccine, with large swathes of the population having to get a vaccine regularly? If so, how would its roll-out be managed? Would it be done in pharmacies like the flu vaccine or would it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan: HSE (11 Nov 2020)

Annie Hoey: ...to all healthcare workers and everyone who has been getting us through this crisis. It has not been an easy job. I will focus on two areas. I know a few questions have been asked about the flu vaccine but I will swing back to it if that is all right. There was a lot of coverage today and I am sure everyone's notifications were going off with news notifications. Obviously, the HSE has...

Seanad: HSE Winter Plan: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Annie Hoey: ...difficult time in our health service, whether one is a healthcare worker, a patient or one who is anxious about a loved one in hospital. My party colleague, Deputy Kelly, raised the issue of the flu vaccine in the Dáil. We are seeking an update on that issue because there is serious concern among general practitioners and many other sectors of society. Pharmacies are advertising...