Dr. Ronan Glynn:

Obviously, we brought in mask-wearing for children aged nine to 12 years in November 2021, as we saw incidence increase in that age group. At the time, we made a commitment that we would review that recommendation in February 2022 with a view towards either continuing with it or stepping it down from the time the children go back after the midterm break. We are in the process of reviewing the evidence at the moment. We will consider it over the next ten days and make a recommendation on that in line with the other recommendations that will be made at the NPHET meeting on 17 February.