Trinity Prof Luke O'Neill: No scientific evidence to say schools can not reopen

Professor O'Neill says more studies show children are not a "big source of spread".
Trinity Prof Luke O'Neill: No scientific evidence to say schools can not reopen
Prof. O’Neill said he could not see a reason why a child could not go to school for two days a week, which, for the mental health of the child was extremely important.

Immunology expert, Professor Luke O’Neill has said there is no scientific evidence to say schools should not re-open, but that it should be done cautiously.

“The evidence is even more compelling that children are not a major problem here, unlike flu. The schools closure is justified if it's a disease like flu because children pick that up among each other and then they go and spread it at home - that's why you close schools in a flu pandemic,” he told the Pat Kenny show on Newstalk.

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