Ireland is in the midst of another wave of Covid-19, mainly fuelled by sub-variants of Omicron, according to the HSE’s clinical Chief Colm Henry.
Henry said subvariants now account for around 90% of the cases where they perform genomic sequencing.
Speaking on RTE’s New at One, he said: “These new variants mean that the people who were previously infected with Delta, such as in summer, autumn of last year, or even that we call the BA.1 variant earlier this year, don’t enjoy that protection from reinfection from these variants.
“And what we’re seeing now, it highlights the fact that even though we’re in a much better position as a country in relation to Covid compared to previous summers, it highlights how much uncertainty still remains”.
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