As we know the Omicron variant spread like wildfire over the Christmas period reaching record high cases. The Department of Health yesterday reported a further 16,986 cases of Covid-19 with the number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals rising to 804. For more on this Ciara spoke to HSE National Lead on Vaccination Programme and testing and tracing, Damian McCallion.  

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