Sir, – Ruadhán MacCormaic states that low income is a risk factor in the developing Covid-19 epidemic (“We have a vaccine for the coronavirus: being rich”, Opinion & Analysis, March 7th). Sir, – Starting and finishing an article about health issues with the same statement would seem to demand two things. Ruadhán Mac Cormaic’s declaration that “We have a vaccine for coronavirus. While China may be criticised politically in various respects, communism tends toward equality in ways capitalist countries do not. Ominously, though, mortality rates for coronavirus of over 14 per cent have been quoted for those aged over 80.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2020 00:00 UTC