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04/04/2019
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Investigation Launched Into Death Of Child In Co Wexford
An investigation has been launched following the death of a 14-month-old boy in Co Wexford.
According to reports, the infant is believed to have fallen down a set of stairs. He was pronounced dead at Wexford Hospital.
Garda are said to be treating the death as an accident, but the circumstance are being investigated.
SIPTU Respond To Latest LRC Recommendations in Ongoing Nursing Dispute
SIPTU has received the latest of two Labour Court recommendations aimed at resolving issues in a dispute concerning nurses and midwives.
SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: "In the coming days we will be convening a meeting of the members of the National Nurses and Midwives Sector Committee. At this meeting the challenges presented by this latest recommendation will be fully considered which in turn will allow us to guide our members accordingly."
He added: "The union is also currently in the process of communicating the contents of the Labour Court recommendation to all our members in the sector. We will issue a further statement in due course."
HPV Report Should Combat Spread Of Misinformation
Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly, has welcomed a study that shows the HPV vaccine has been linked with a drop in Cervical Cancer.
Commenting on the Glasgow Caledonian University Study, Deputy Kelly said: "Studies like this are vital when it comes to combating the misinformation around the HPV vaccine. Because of scaremongering by some quarters, a small cohort of Irish parents are still apprehensive about the benefits of the HPV vaccine, being able to point them to results like these should alleviate fears.
"The Minister for Health needs to think strategically about how the State will combat misinformation that may arise when the HPV vaccine is extended to boys later this year. We can not afford another mass campaign that scares parents out of consenting that their children receive the vaccine.
"The HPV vaccine eradicates the risks around cervical cancer. We need to use studies like this to arm a zero tolerance approach to misinformation around the HPV vaccine."
An investigation has been launched following the death of a 14-month-old boy in Co Wexford.
According to reports, the infant is believed to have fallen down a set of stairs. He was pronounced dead at Wexford Hospital.
Garda are said to be treating the death as an accident, but the circumstance are being investigated.
SIPTU Respond To Latest LRC Recommendations in Ongoing Nursing Dispute
SIPTU has received the latest of two Labour Court recommendations aimed at resolving issues in a dispute concerning nurses and midwives.
SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said: "In the coming days we will be convening a meeting of the members of the National Nurses and Midwives Sector Committee. At this meeting the challenges presented by this latest recommendation will be fully considered which in turn will allow us to guide our members accordingly."
He added: "The union is also currently in the process of communicating the contents of the Labour Court recommendation to all our members in the sector. We will issue a further statement in due course."
HPV Report Should Combat Spread Of Misinformation
Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly, has welcomed a study that shows the HPV vaccine has been linked with a drop in Cervical Cancer.
Commenting on the Glasgow Caledonian University Study, Deputy Kelly said: "Studies like this are vital when it comes to combating the misinformation around the HPV vaccine. Because of scaremongering by some quarters, a small cohort of Irish parents are still apprehensive about the benefits of the HPV vaccine, being able to point them to results like these should alleviate fears.
"The Minister for Health needs to think strategically about how the State will combat misinformation that may arise when the HPV vaccine is extended to boys later this year. We can not afford another mass campaign that scares parents out of consenting that their children receive the vaccine.
"The HPV vaccine eradicates the risks around cervical cancer. We need to use studies like this to arm a zero tolerance approach to misinformation around the HPV vaccine."
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