Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Update on Covid-19: Discussion

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That is great. Moving on, some weeks ago the WHO issued a statement concerning the lack of uptake of vaccinations across parts of Europe. That was in the context of an 11% increase in the number of deaths in the region, with a projection of around 230,000 deaths occurring by December. Do the witnesses think that travel within the EU is now a significant risk factor in respect of suppressing the virus here, even given our high rate of vaccination?

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