Third-wave 'clearly bigger' than the second, says infectious disease specialist

The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine arriving in Ireland. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan/PA Wire

The first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine arriving in Ireland. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan/PA Wire

Sun, 27 Dec, 2020 - 07:27
Greg Murphy

Ireland's third wave of Covid-19 is "clearly bigger than the second wave".

The warning comes from a leading infectious diseases specialist after officials announced a new record number of cases.

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