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Inishowen has the lowest Covid 19 vaccination rate for five to 11 year olds.

Inishowen has lowest Covid 19 vaccination rates for 5 to 11 year olds Laura Glenn

Altnagelvin Hospital. Photo: George Sweeney / Derry Journal.

COVID Derry: 30 admitted in 3 weeks Data Team & Brendan McDaid

Many people are having difficulty accessing frontline health services.

Editorial: Health crisis was forewarned Brendan McDaid

Don't ignore calls to get your COVID-19 booster jab

People urged not to ignore COVID-19 booster invitation Nigel Booth

Covid test kit, hand sanitiser and mask.

No Covid test needed for most NI hospital and care home visitors from Monday Brendan McDaid

No more lateral flow tests for people with Covid symptoms By The Newsroom

Altnagelvin Hospital

Western Trust relaxes COVID-19 visiting restrictions - next review September 5 Kevin Mullan

Sineád McLaughlin, Foyle SDLP MLA.

Long Covid: Over 200 treated at Derry clinic - MLA By The Newsroom

Health Minister Robin Swann receving one of his vaccines.

COVID booster vaccines coming this Autumn in Northern Ireland - who’s eligible? Brendan McDaid

Dr Tom Black.

Long Covid is ‘extremely debilitating’: Derry GP By The Newsroom

Visiting restrictions at Altnagelvin remain in place.

Western Trust COVID-19 visiting restrictions to remain in place Kevin Mullan

Health Minister Robin Swann has outlined the criteria for booster vaccines.

Over 50s eligible for second COVID-19 booster this autumn Kevin Mullan

Tens of thousands will once again gather for the aritime Festival.

Pop-up COVID vaccine clinic at Maritime Festival in Derry Brendan McDaid

A new survey has found almost 100 per cent have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

Almost everyone in Derry has antibodies to fight COVID-19 Kevin Mullan

Autumn booster campaign planned.

Swann poised to outline COVID-19 autumn booster plans once JCVI moves Kevin Mullan

The late Deborah James.

Deborah James: Derry reps in tribute to ‘Bowel Babe’ cancer campaigner Gillian Anderson

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced lateral flow test kit access will be extended for a further month.

1 in 25 have Covid in Derry & West: New changes to isolation rules Brendan McDaid

Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.

Visitor limit to stay as COVID cases rise in Derry and the West Brendan McDaid

Jennifer Taylor (Marketing Manager, Richmond Centre) and Siobhan O’Donnell (Senior Manager for Health Improvement and Involvement, Western Health and Social Care Trust) ahead of the Western Trust’s pop-up COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic which will be held at the Richmond Centre on Saturday June 25th. The walk-in clinic will run from 10.30am until 5.00pm on the day, with no booking required.

Pop-up Covid vaccination clinic in Derry next weekend By The Newsroom

Dr Tom Black.

Covid: small but steady rise in NI cases, says Derry GP By The Newsroom

Derry MP Colum Eastwood says Boris Johnson should have resigned.

Gray report should end Boris Johnson’s administration - Derry MP Colum Eastwood Brendan McDaid

Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.

Up to 3 people can now visit at Derry & other Western Trust hospitals Brendan McDaid

St. Eithne's PS principal Terence McDowell with pupils David Flanagan and Aoife O’Reilly who had stories published in the ‘Creative Writing Project’ book.

Covid-19 creative writing project aimed to improve mental health By The Newsroom

Altnagelvin Hospital

Hospital visiting guidance updated William Allen

Queue for Covid – 19 test at the Templemore Sports Complex. DER2152GS – 003

Derry COVID PCR test sites to close and free lateral flows to end for most Brendan McDaid

Doctors have been warning of a crisis in general practice for years.

Doctors issued crisis warning years ago: Derry GP By The Newsroom

Bars on Waterloo Street closed and the street deserted on Wednesday afternoon last. DER1220GS - 012

Sound of silence: 2 years ago first lockdown 2020 Derry & Inishowen Brendan McDaid & George Sweeney

Dr Tom Black.

Time to implement ‘many, many’ reports into improving NHS: Dr Black By The Newsroom

One in ten also took at least one prescription drug.

Almost 600 treated for substance misuse by Trust during pandemic Gillian Anderson

Altnagelvin Hospital

COVID a factor in inpatient pressure - 15.60% of beds COVID-19 occupied Kevin Mullan

Patricia Donnelly

Patricia Donnelly hails colleagues for vaccination drive as she steps down Kevin Mullan

The Covid-19 Northern Ireland spring booster programme will begin in April. Picture: Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Flu-like symptoms may be Covid: Derry doctor By The Newsroom

Sarah and Josh celebrate Mother's Day with their baby daughter Olivia.

Mother given last rites with COVID after giving birth celebrates first Mother's ... Kevin Mullan

Altnagelvin Hospital

COVID upsurge: Derry and Enniskillen hospitals facing ‘unprecedented pressures’ ... William Allen

Dr Tom Black.

Derry GP urges caution as new Covid test rules due By The Newsroom

Health Minister Robin Swann during a press conference in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast.

Two years On: Robin Swann reflects on being Health Minister of Northern Ireland Brendan McDaid

Lateral flow test

Covid: Free PCR tests to end for most next month By The Newsroom

Travellers at Gatwick Airport on July 30, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Major changes to UK Covid travel rules come into effect Group Reporter

Masks, sanitiser, Covid tests.

DERRY JOURNAL Editorial - COVID: Two years on from first lockdown Brendan McDaid

Paul Cavanagh, Interim Director of Planning & Commissioning at the Health & Social Care Board.

‘Cancer services haven’t caught up with COVID - it’s been a challenge’ Kevin Mullan

Ryan Smyth, A&E Consultant at Altnagelvin.

Derry A&E consultant asks for patience as discharge logjam and COVID pile on hos... Brendan McDaid

Latest daily COVID-19 data released.

Derry COVID-19 rate falls to 701 cases per 100k Kevin Mullan

Altnagelvin Hospital

One person admitted to Altnagelvin with COVID-19 Kevin Mullan

Another death has occurred in Derry and Strabane.

Man, aged over 80, dies with COVID-19 bringing toll to 207 Kevin Mullan