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Covid complexities – we are not all happy campers! Covid-arg weekly round-up
Friday Report: Issue 53 By: John Roberts, Adele Groyer, Matt Fletcher and Nicola Oliver COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. … Continue reading
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These stats show why we’re locked down.
Unlike April, this peak has come after a sustained period of increased activity throughout the Autumn too, with the cumulative number of patients now exactly double that admitted in the first wave. This can be seen in the occupancy … Continue reading
How Soon Will We See the Benefits of the Vaccination Programme?
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We’re racing time – let’s ride this second wave to safety!
Taking with my son yesterday, he mentioned that for first time since the return of the Italian ski set back in March 2020, that the pandemic was impacting young middle class people in South West London. He mentioned various friends … Continue reading
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Tagged #covid19, Astra-Zeneca, Covid-19 action group, Oxford, Vaccine
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C-19 actuaries Friday report strikes optimistic notes
Covid-arg.com Friday Report: Issue 28 By Matt Fletcher, Dan Ryan and John Roberts COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. … Continue reading
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Tagged #covid19, COVID 19, Covid-19 action group, pfizer
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At last – some positive numbers on UK infection rates
On day one of lockdown, it is good to bring you, via the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group a generally positive set of numbers (unless you are reading this in Cornwall). The latest update on England admissions and deaths … Continue reading
Why a vaccine can provide better immunity than an actual infection
Thanks to Nicola Oliver for highlighting this article from the Conversation in Linked in. At a time of increased anxiety, information about roads to immunity give some comfort, but this article by Maitreyi Shivkumar manages to underpin optimism with medical … Continue reading
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Tagged Covid-19, Covid-19 action group, de Montfort University, Maitreyi Shivkumar, Polio, Vaccine
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icnarc highlights – an actuary explains what the data is telling us (April 17)
ICYMI – I did my commentary on this week’s ICNARC report yesterday, a day earlier than in recent weeks. https://t.co/2TZybdTsTW — stuart mcdonald (@ActuaryByDay) April 19, 2020 Another week, another @ICNARC report. When I dug through this report two weeks … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19 action group, icnarc
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