Tag Archives: Covid-19 action group

Covid complexities – we are not all happy campers! Covid-arg weekly round-up

Posted on October 17, 2021 by henry tapper

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.

Posted on February 14, 2021 by henry tapper

  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 →

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How Soon Will We See the Benefits of the Vaccination Programme?

Posted on January 12, 2021 by henry tapper

  By John Roberts for                                                                        … Continue reading →

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We’re racing time – let’s ride this second wave to safety!

Posted on January 6, 2021 by henry tapper

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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C-19 actuaries Friday report strikes optimistic notes

Posted on November 21, 2020 by henry tapper

                                          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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At last – some positive numbers on UK infection rates

Posted on November 5, 2020 by henry tapper

  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 →

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Long COVID – Nicola Oliver tells us what we need to know

Posted on September 25, 2020 by henry tapper

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Why a vaccine can provide better immunity than an actual infection

Posted on September 22, 2020 by henry tapper

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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icnarc highlights – an actuary explains what the data is telling us (April 17)

Posted on April 19, 2020 by henry tapper

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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