Too much certainty is almost as hazardous as too little, as the heated Dáil exchanges will confirm. The slow vaccine roll-outs and spreading variants are making us tetchy. But it hasn’t helped that the concept of equality in the vaccination roll-out has been tainted by cases of privilege and exceptionalism. The revelations from the Beacon Hospital, followed by the behaviour of Dublin GAA stars, have trampled on what were already exposed public nerves when it comes to restrictions compliance. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly found himself accused of “incompetence” over the drop in the expected vaccine delivery figures for April.