Tony Holohan said he is conscious of the concern that parents have about growing cases in schools. Incidence amongst the 5-12 age group has increased as school go back after the mid-term.

Joe McKeown, President of the INTO and Anthony Staines, Chair of Health Systems, School of Nursing and Human Sciences, Dublin City University joined The Last Word to discuss.

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