Schools and Covid 19 (part 5) **Mod warnings in OP**

I understand you need to book a slot for each person being tested. That's because they need to have you in the system as they label your tests with the details provided in the booking. You can't just book one slot and rock up with 4 people to be tested.

Generally booking on line will allow for one test only but if you do referral through your GP they can request that the family are tested at the same time. Would save multiple trips and different wait times for results.

Our betters left the 'science' bit behind long ago, the obvious contradictions are the reason there's so much blow back (pun - sorry).

I am more thinking from the perspective of children possibly picking up the virus and bringing it home to parents or Grandparents. In a situation where virtually a quarter of a class are Covid positive it is obviously spreading within the classroom.....I feel sorry for the Teacher facing in there this morning and trying to work in that environment.

Was watching Minister Donnelly's pathetic self contradictory performance on TV last night. It's pretty clear that the Govt are stumbling from one crisis to another and are experts at sending out mixed messages to the General Public and Parents of school going children at this stage.

Well in my area a good majority of kids are actually minded by grandparents after school . I mind mine but have three vaccines at this stage and life must go on

Gavan Reilly

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Listening to principals walking the tightrope of requiring facemasks, immediately, for 3rd class upwards… can’t help wonder why the Government gave itself five days to make a decision on them, and gave schools 16 hours’ notice to implement it

I think the fear of passing the virus onto grandparents is well gone. Any older person I know will not sacrifice seeing their grandchildren - they know there is a risk they could get covid from them but the benefit of seeing the kids far outweighs this threat.

My own mum had the view she has had a great life and does not want to miss out on her grandkids - in her view if she gets covid so be it. I wasnt happy with her view on this at the start but than I came to respect her view. Grandparents avoiding their grandkids and kids petrified they will kill their grandparents is no way to live our lives - remember this could go on for years. Mu mum ( early 80's) also believes people in their 40s, 50s and 60s should be given vaccine priority over the very elderly - I know several wont agree with her views on this though.

Unfortunately I think the fear of infecting grandparents is now a convenient excuse used by many.

Exactly this, logic has walked out the door completely between NPHET and the Government's clowning around, how do you tell mammy and daddy their child needs a mask in a 'safe' and 'controlled' environment like the classroom (Government's own description) after the parents were at their work Christmas party over the weekend in the pub?????

Who in older generation ? I didnt hear the older generation call for masks on children .? That was a Government decision .?