âGiven the size of our unvaccinated population and the apparent transmissibility of this variant, we would encourage people to remain vigilant and to continue to adhere to the public health guidance as the vaccine programme rolls out.â
Most people who are not yet vaccinated are continuing to be cautious, according to Prof Pete Lunn, of the behavioural research unit of the Economic and Social Research Institute. âOur data are consistent with the majority of people waiting until they are vaccinated before increasing their activity again.â
Dr Holohan again urged Leaving Cert students to be cautious ahead of their exams in order to avoid the risk of infection.