Two more die and 1,585 new infections in last 24 hours - NI hospitals now at 103% occupancy

Nov 30, 2021

Michael Cousins

Acting Managing Editor

Good afternoon

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In the news this afternoon:

* Local schoolboy appeals for ‘a superhero to give me some bone marrow’ to help him stay alive - Olcan Wilkes needs a match soon and doctors say “9 months is too long to wait”

* New vaccination clinics across Northern Ireland will offer booster jabs to those aged 50 and over, as well as those over 40 who had their second jab six months ago.

* Ruth Dudley Edwards: It is superficial to blame religion for the Troubles in Northern Ireland


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DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has encouraged the public to get the Covid-19 vaccination after receiving his booster jab.

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