NPHET to Consider Mandatory Vaccination with a new Paper being prepared by the Department of Health January 13, 2022 Unipro2013main Irish News </p> <h2>Mandatory Vaccination in Ireland</h2> <p> This comes as there are more than 1,000 COVID patients in hospital for the first time since February 10th, the head of the HSE has told Newstalk Breakfast.<br /> <br /> Paul Reid said there are 82 in intensive care, which is down one on yesterday and down five on this day last week.<br /> <br /> It comes as daily case numbers have broken 20,000 for four days in a row – and Mr Reid said the health service is struggling with staff shortages.<br /> <br /> “Unfortunately, overnight, we received the milestone number of just over 1,000,” he said. “There are 1,004 COVID-positive patients in hospital and just 82 in ICU.<br /> <br /> “It is a milestone we were hoping we wouldn’t see happening, but it has happened.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Newstalk</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
