Ireland has surpassed 1million confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. It comes as Taoiseach Micheál Martin has ruled out any question of mandatory vaccination being introduced in Ireland. Paul Moynagh Professor of Immunology and Director of the Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research at Maynooth University joined us on the show this morning.

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