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‘Wake-up’- Health Minister criticises Kilkenny parents who fail to vaccinate kids

By Kilkenny Now 10th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HEALTH Minister Simon Harris said parents in Kilkenny must ‘wake-up’ after it emerged the uptake of the Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccine for infants under two had fallen well below World Health Organisation (WHO) targets. The 92% uptake of the MMR vaccine in Kilkenny falls three points below the world standard set […]

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Kilkenny schoolkids to be given new meningitis vaccine in September

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY children starting secondary school in September will be offered a new meningitis vaccine targeting strains of the disease that have become more common recently. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) announced it is providing the MenACWY – which protects against meningococcal C and other types of meningococcal disease W and Y […]

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Kilkenny-based Glanbia develops new vaccine to protect herds

By Kilkenny Now 22nd May 2019 0

GLANBIA Ireland has sourced and licensed a new vaccine to meet the needs of herdowners. The Kilkenny-based good and agri giant, in conjunction with Co-op Animal Health, has developed a new Leptospirosis vaccine following the poor availability of other Lepto vaccines this year. Glanbia vet Shane McElroy has verified that the ‘BioBos L’ product meets […]

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Kilkenny teenagers to be given new vaccine to protect against meningitis

By Kilkenny Now 5th May 2019 0

A NEW vaccine providing protection against particularly lethal forms of meningitis will be available to Kilkenny teenagers before they return to school next autumn. Health Minister Simon Harris has approved the introduction of the meningitis ACWY to replace the existing shot protecting against the disease from the next academic year. The Department of Health said […]