Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the witnesses for their presentations. In the five minutes I have, I will confine my questions to nursing homes and third level institutions.

As we speak, there are staff in nursing homes around the country testing positive for this virus. Do the witnesses believe we can avoid a second wave of Covid-19 in nursing homes and what can we do to protect the older and frail people from dying of Covid-19 this time around? Staff are also asking me if it is possible to have immunity testing to identify staff and patients for whom it may be safe to work. Is this possible? Will Dr. McConkey address that question?