NPHET have confirmed 5,279 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today.
As of 8am this morning, 443 hospital patients have Covid-19, of whom 102 are in ICU.
Prof Christine Loscher, Department of Immunology, DCU and Zana Zee Keough, First Year Student at DCU joined the Last Word to discuss.
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