Colman Noctor: A return to the old normal is going to be a mixed bag for children

How children handle the removal of pandemic restrictions, such as masks and pods, will vary — but they may surprise us, writes Dr Colman Noctor

In schools, the pace of mitigation removal has been behind other sectors.

No matter what your view on the pace of the lifting of Covid-19 mitigation measures, Monday marked an important day in the course of the pandemic.

This is especially so in schools, where the pace of mitigation removal has been behind other sectors. While I would like to say that this is the first time many younger children will see their teachers’ faces and older children will be able to mix with peers from other classes without the barriers of masks, pods or bubbles, I think perhaps we might still be a little bit away from that.