Cianan Brennan: Parents are entitled to worry about Covid impact on kids as schools return

Just two paediatric intensive care beds, out of a total of 30, were available last week for sick children for the whole of Ireland
Cianan Brennan: Parents are entitled to worry about Covid impact on kids as schools return

The last time schools were open, the highly infectious Delta variant was in its infancy in Irish terms and our society was only beginning to emerge from a six-month lockdown. 

The man in charge of Covid-19 modelling in Ireland has dismissed concerns about available emergency care for children.

As of Thursday evening, just two paediatric intensive care beds, out of a total of 30, were available for sick children for the whole of Ireland.

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