Yvonne Redmond: We need a way to talk to loved ones taken in by conspiracy theories

Many of us lost loved ones in the pandemic — not just to Covid, but also to anti-vaccine sentiment that is damaging families and friendships

The growing divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated, and the belief systems that underpin both choices, is increasingly obvious, increasingly uncomfortable, and increasingly all anyone can talk about. File picture: Pexels

"A pandemic of the unvaccinated” who are “causing a lot of the trouble” was how the Tánaiste recently described Ireland’s current Covid battle.

“It is a difficult situation; things were going so well,” Leo Varadkar told CNN’s Connect the World programme in Abu Dhabi. “I think, as a nation, we’re a little bit heartbroken.”