Letters to the Editor: No lesson in comparing teachers to retail staff The Mass Vaccination Centre at Cork City Hall, ready to continue the COVID vaccine roll-out. Picture: Andy Gibson Wed, 07 Apr, 2021 - 11:41 The decision to vaccinate based on age rather than key-worker status has pushed teachers down the queue. Comparisons with retail workers are pointless. 1. Retail customers do not remain on the premises, in close proximity to the staff, for hours at a time. 2. Retail customers are adults, by and large. They are better at social distancing, and at observing the pandemic restrictions, than teenagers and children. 3. Retail customers tend not to use the toilet on the premises and in the infrequent instances when they do so, they do not require assistance or supervision.