Expert warns of Irish Covid variant if transmissions not halted

Dr Catherine Motherway, left, an intensive care consultant at UHL, receiving her Covid-19 vaccine from Clinical Nurse Manager, Margaret Carroll.

Intensive care consultant Dr Catherine Motherway has cautioned the public to be careful while awaiting the Covid-19 vaccine.

There was still a “significant burden of disease” on the hospital system, she told RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show. The high rate of viral transmission had increased with the arrival of new variants.