Covid-19: 'Soaring' levels of virus causing mass school absences for staff and pupils

Vaccines for children under 12 and more widespread mask wearing may be necessary to curb 'soaring' virus levels in schools. Picture: Larry Cummins

Vaccines for children under 12 and a review of the mask-wearing age are needed to address "soaring transmission levels" of Covid-19 among pupils and a "significant number" of absent school staff.

That is according to the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO), which carried out a snapshot survey of Covid-19-infection rates in 877 schools between November 1 and November 16.