Dr Holohan said it is the 'responsible public health advice' to advise parents it is safer not to bring children into indoor dining settings
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has advised parents that it is safer not to bring children into indoor dining settings and this is the "responsible public health advice".
However, Dr Holohan said today that caution still needs to be exercised given the spread of the Delta variant around the country. The Chief Medical Officer has advised those who are not vaccinated to be "very cautious". Dr Tony Holohan advised unvaccinated people to confine their activities to those that are low risk and to take all the precautions, such as wearing a mask | https://t.co/6kqeD8ocPZ pic.twitter.com/dOkdsheCFe
He said: "There is no question that the Delta variant is having a considerable impact of transmission of Covid-19. — RTÉ News July 14, 2021 He said when they asked people who have tested positive for Covid-19 where they've travelled in the past 14 days, they've found that a significant number of positive cases over the past fortnight have been in Spain in the previous few days.Concern and uncertainty about what lies ahead
— RTÉ News July 14, 2021 "One of the most marked aspects of the growth in incidence is that it is very much a feature of unvaccinated cohorts", he said. — RTÉ News July 14, 2021 He said that recent decisions, such as the introduction of Janssen and AstraZeneca vaccines for the 18-35 age group, had been factored into their modelling.
He said: "This must become the new normal for us, this is one of the learnings out of this, this needs to become the new passive smoking, it's not something we should subject people to... when we have respiratory symptoms, that's the message for people who are vaccinated." Dr Tony Holohan said those who are vaccinated can regard themselves as being able to partake in the activities that are now open or will be open in the coming weeks.
On the issue of international travel, Dr Holohan said the message from NPHET is for people to wait until they receive their vaccination before travelling abroad.Meanwhile, Professor Karina Butler, who chairs the National Immunisation Advisory Committee , said: "70% of the adult population have had at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine and almost 60% of adults are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
She said that all three were being examined at the moment and they are "important questions" to unpick.Dr Glynn said today that they are seeing a much higher incidence of the disease in Donegal. He said there was also an increased incidence in a number of areas, particularly Louth, Dublin, Sligo and Limerick.
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