Soaring hospitalisations of children with Covid-19 a stark reminder pandemic is not over

42% of all hospitalisations of children with the virus have been in the period since December 22

While vaccination is now — finally — available for children aged from 5 to 11, as of last Thursday only 27% of them had been registered to receive  one.

We are in a funny time with Covid-19.

With the soon-to-be-disbanded National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) advising that restrictions can cease, and that the requirement for masks to be worn in retail and school settings can be done away with from the end of this month, you’d be forgiven for thinking the pandemic is over.