Barbados Leading in Mass Vaccination Effort

Date: 1st March 2021 Barbados is in the process of a mass COVID-19 vaccination programme, following the donation of 100,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the Republic of India. And now with over 25,000 people – approximately 12.5 per cent of the adult population – already receiving their first shots within just two weeks, Barbados…

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Vaccine rollout can and should be speeded up

Supply is not the only factor delaying rollout. TMB remain ready to assist government with vaccination plan. Dr Graham Fry, TMB Medical Director is available for comment. TMB Ready to Assist Government with National Vaccination Plan Tropical Medical Bureau (TMB), the leading travel medicine clinic group in Ireland, is ready to assist the Irish government…

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Oxford Vaccine Should be Used for Over 65’s says Irish Vaccination Expert

With Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout starting this week, one of the countries leading tropical medicine and vaccination experts has said he believes that the government are making a huge mistake by not using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on the over 65 age group. This decision was taken following a report from the Germany’s Robert Koch Institute…

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Vaccine Tourism

Press release date: 11th February 2021 Tropical Medical Bureau (TMB), Ireland’s largest travel medicine group, has noticed a new trend in people requesting PCR tests, prior to them travelling back to their home countries to be vaccinated against COVID-19. For example, this week TMB conducted PCR tests on Russian and British citizens who were preparing…

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Love Is in the Air: 25% off all Wild Rover Day Tours booked this Valentine’s Day

Surprise your Valentine with a 2021 Wild Rover Tours day trip to Ireland’s best loved tourist attractions – book online this Valentine’s Day and receive 25% off your tickets for any day tour from 1st June 2021 by using code LOVE25. There really isn’t a more perfect Valentines gift than the gift of travel and…

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Follow-up Covid Tests Proving Problematic

Dr Graham Fry, Tropical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Tropical Medical Bureau (Ireland) and Nomad Travel (UK), is calling on the Irish and UK governments to introduce new PCR certification guidelines for return to work and travel protocols. PCR Ct rates should be evaluated by a medical practitioner, where a follow-up PCR test takes place two…

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TMB Launch Kilkenny Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Facility

Tropical Medical Bureau (TMB) are proud to announce the launch of their new drive-through COVID-19 PCR testing facility in Kilkenny which will be operational from Thursday 21st January 2021. This drive-through testing facility, located at Ayrfield Medical Centre, Kilkenny, provides a fast, convenient, and safe way for those who are travelling and those who are…

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Ireland Portugal Business Network Entices Irish People to Make the Move with ‘Algarve Living’ Series of Events

Press release date: 12th January 2021 The Ireland Portugal Business Network (IPBN) is launching a four-part-series of webinars showcasing opportunities to live, retire, and work in the Algarve. The ‘Algarve Living’ series will focus on five key themes throughout the series: lifestyle, business, finance, and property and living – beginning with a webinar on January…

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