Denmark has withdrawn all guidance on mask-wearing nationally and their covid figures have risen sharply.

The case of Denmark is being looked at now in Ireland as the question of whether school children should wear masks in schools is being investigated.

Jean McCabe, Vice Chair of Retail Excellence Ireland and Owner of Willow in Ennis, Co. Clare, Anthony Staines, Chair of Health Systems, School of Nursing and Human Sciences, DCU and Michael Gillespie, General Secretary, Teachers Union of Ireland joined the Last Word to discuss.

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