Susan O’Keeffe: Vaccination rates far too low to offer respite to health workers or public
Medical professionals under intolerable strain as cases and hospitalisations soar
There really is nothing else to talk about right now. Every which way we toss and turn, we meet Covid-19 staring back at us. Book a haircut? Not possible. Is the dentist open? Probably not. Shall we take Granny out for a drive? Too dangerous. Will the Leaving Cert go ahead this year? Who knows?
The level of uncertainty swilling around is growing, not diminishing. Planning has been submerged by a flood of unknowns, as...
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