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Covid cases in children are on the rise

New data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre suggests that the reopening of schools ha...

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17.55 24 Mar 2021


Covid cases in children are on the rise


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17.55 24 Mar 2021


New data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre suggests that the reopening of schools has been a major factor in the recent plateau in Covid-19 cases.
Cases in children have increased by almost 20 per cent in the past month, while cases among the adult population have decreased by more than 10 per cent.
Gary Gannon of the Social Democrats and Cork GP Phil Kieran joined Kieran to discuss why this is happening.

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