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Could influencers help in Covid-19 messaging to young people?

The acting CMO Dr. Ronan Glynn made a direct appeal to people under the age of 34 last night, s...

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15.15 23 Sep 2020


Could influencers help in Covid-19 messaging to young people?


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15.15 23 Sep 2020


The acting CMO Dr. Ronan Glynn made a direct appeal to people under the age of 34 last night, saying people in those age brackets account for 40% of COVID-19 cases here in the past two months. It comes after the Taoiseach told Pat Kenny on Monday that the government may even decide to use Influencers and social media to get Covid-19 messaging out to young people. Would you listen to influencers when it comes to Covid-19? Andrea hears from listeners

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