A lot of the time a combination of the words 'Covid-19' and 'positive' are a cause for concern, but there was a lot of positive news at Covid-19 briefings by the HSE and NPHET.
Much of the positive news concerned vaccines and their effectiveness. 'Strong early evidence' of vaccine effectiveness Professor Philip Nolan, the head of the National Public Health Emergency Team's epidemiological modelling advisory group, began his remarks at this evening's press conference by saying we continue to see "quite significant progress" against all indicators of Covid-19.
He followed that up by adding that there is also "strong early evidence" of the protective effect of the Covid-19 vaccine among frontline heathcare workers and residents and staff in