The HSE was forced to issue a warning earlier this week.
The Health Minister has joined the HSE Midlands in condemning those catching covid-19 intentionally.
Public Health officials in the region issued a warning in recent days after reports of people becoming infectious in order to get a Digital Cert faster.
As the vaccination programme is extended to teenagers, Stephen Donnelly says younger cohorts shouldn't dismiss the potential long term effects of the virus:
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