Ventilation key to unvaccinated escaping Delta – GPs

Dr Nuala O'Connor, right: 'The demand for vaccines is outstripping the supply we have in this country. It is not people to put vaccines in arms that is our problem, it is vaccines to put into the arms.' Picture: Larry Cummins

Ventilation is key to avoiding the Delta variant until vaccine supply catches up with demand, a Cork GP has said.

Dr Nuala O’Connor, Covid-19 lead for the Irish College of General Practitioners, said vaccines protect against illness but there are concerns about the Delta variant as cases continue to rise.