People in their 20s will not receive their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine until late August or early September.
This means young teachers may have to return to the classroom without being fully vaccinated at the beginning of a new academic year.
General Secretary of the Teaching Union of Ireland Michael Gillespie and Eric Nelligan, teacher & Union rep and a member of Aontú education committee chatted to Adrian Kennedy.
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