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Can Rapid Covid Testing Get Students Back To College In September?

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris wants to use rapid antigen testing to get third-level stu...
Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:26 PM - 12 Apr 2021



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

Can Rapid Covid Testing Get Students Back To College In September?

Sarah Stacey
Sarah Stacey

5:26 PM - 12 Apr 2021

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Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris wants to use rapid antigen testing to get third-level students back to college in September.

A series of pilot programmes are set to be launched in several colleges ahead of the summer break.

To discuss whether this will work, we were joined by USI president Lorna Fitzpatrick and Joan Donegan, General Secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers.

Can Rapid Covid Testing Get Students Back To College In September?

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