Paul Reid, HSE chief executive, was concerned about hospital admission but said it was a “proud day” for Ireland reaching the vaccine landmarkThe rate of daily Covid infections in Ireland’s fourth wave is rising at rates smaller than even the most optimistic of the latest modelling from the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet), which predicts cases to peak at just over 3,000 a day at the end of this month. There were 1,491 new Covid cases reported yesterday, with 193 in hospital with 28 in intensive care. SponsoredColm Henry, the HSE’s chief clinical officer and a member of Nphet, said thanks to exceptional uptake of vaccines among all age groups there was cause for optimism that modelling that predicted up to 30,000 cases a day in September in pessimistic forecasts would not materialise. “We did expect, for example, that this week or last week that we’d

Source: The Times August 05, 2021 23:26 UTC