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Cabinet expected to sign off on changes to close contact rules today

Jan 12, 2022 08:24 By News Northern Sound
Cabinet expected to sign off on changes to close contact rules today
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Close contacts who're vaccinated and have recovered from Covid in the past three months will also no longer need to self-isolate.

The Cabinet's expected to sign off on changes to the isolation rules for Covid close contacts when it meets this morning.

A proposal being brought by the Health Minister would scrap the five-day isolation requirements for asymptomatic close contacts who've had a booster.

Close contacts who're vaccinated and have recovered from Covid in the past three months will also no longer need to self-isolate.

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Professor of Immunology at DCU, Christine Loscher, says the move isn't based on any scientific evidence:

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