Yesterday we learnt that children aged nine and over will be asked to wear face masks in school. Now we learn that from Monday a new antigen testing program in primary schools will be launched. So what is this new program and what do parents need to know if their child needs to be tested?  

Vicky Barron – Principal of CBS Primary School in Wexford town – joined Anon Savage to explain how the process will work.

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