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Should younger people be vaccinated sooner?

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is reportedly looking into vaccinating younger cohorts of pe...

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09.51 17 Apr 2021


Should younger people be vaccinated sooner?


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09.51 17 Apr 2021


Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is reportedly looking into vaccinating younger cohorts of people. In an effort to prevent further spreading of Covid-19 as society reopens, those under 30 could be next to be vaccinated. We asked Professor Kingston Mills of the schools of Biochemistry and Immunology at TCD if he thinks it's a good idea.

As well as that, a new variant of Covid-19, first discovered in India, has now been detected in the UK. 77 cases of the B1617 variant have been found so far in Britain. We also asked Kingston if we should be worried...

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