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The European Medicines Agency's safety committee will meet today, as part of its investigation into the AstraZeneca vaccine.

It will also hold an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, when it will make a final call on whether the Covid-19 jab is safe.  

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The leader of the Opposition, Mary Lou McDonald, is seeking an urgent meeting with the Taoiseach, over her call for Leo Varadkar to be sacked. 
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NPHET is urging people not to have takeaway pints or buy 'cans' on St Patrick's Day tomorrow. 

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Leaving Cert students have until this evening to register for the exam or calculated grades.

The candidate portal is due to close at 6pm.

 

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