Ireland should let 'controlled' spread of Covid-19 among under 60s, WHO advisor to tell committee

The Department of Health’s acting chief medical officer said the virus was spreading disproportionately among teenagers and those in their twenties and early thirties. Picture Mike Egerton/PA Wire

An advisor to the World Health Organisation says the Irish government should not build its Covid-19 strategy around a possible vaccine.

Dr Johann Giesecke, from Sweden, will tell the Dáil's coronavirus committee this morning there may be a long wait for one.