Aoife Martin: Forget Twitter doom-scrolling. Books help you escape the lockdown blues
Our columnist says she found it hard to read books last year when the world was falling apart, but 2021 has so far reminded her of her love of reading.
Secondary student: 'No one has asked us how we feel about returning to school'
Secondary student Beth Doherty says it’s unfair for Government to make sweeping decisions about school closure and exams in 2021 without consulting students.
Opinion: The true test of Biden will be his handling of climate change
Rory McNab says President-elect Joe Biden’s climate policies are ambitious, but if Georgia doesn’t go in the Democrats’ favour, he could be up against it.
Rollout plan: First vaccines possible by end of year, universities could be used as mass vaccination centres
The plan was approved by Cabinet this morning.
The highest priority groups, those over the age of 65 in long-term care facilities and frontline healthcare workers in direct patient contact, will receive the vaccine first.
The vaccine will be administrated from long-term care facilities, hospitals, mass vaccination clinics, GP surgeries and community pharmacies.
First vaccinations could begin before the new year, if European authorities approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
