Are we likely to see a circuit-breaker for kids with infection levels rampant in schools? To discuss further Pat was joined on the show by Louise Tobin, IPPN Deputy President and Principal of St. Joseph's Primary school in Tipperary town, and also Sean Defoe, Newstalk’s Political Correspondent.

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