Christmas. Immunologist Professor Luke O'Neill has created a list of things to avoid doing over the table as relatives get the green light to meet for Christmas.He says elderly and vulnerable guests should spend most of the time sitting beside an open window for good air flow.
The professor's advice which includes guests bringing their own crockery, is designed to limit the chance of coronavirus spreading from one family member to another.
Revealing his guidance to Claire Byrne on Ireland's national public service media, RTÉ on Wednesday, Prof O'Neill said that children should "hug their grandparents briefly outdoors, while wearing a mask".The professor of biochemistry at the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin,.