Tag Archives: Covid

Is Covid waning (or just the antibodies?) ; Covid Actuaries’ 50th report

Posted on September 5, 2021 by henry tapper

                                                                                                      http://www.covid-arg.com Friday Report: Issue 50 By: John Roberts, Matt Fletcher & Adele Groyer COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. COVID-19 is still one of the hottest topics for scientific papers and articles. The COVID‑19 Actuaries … Continue reading →

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After that holiday, I need a holiday – a farewell to Stromness.

Posted on August 21, 2021 by henry tapper

I am technically starting day four of a 10 day isolation after a member of our tour party tested positive in  Orkney. I have actually returned from Scotland but am resting up after 48 hours we would like to forget. … Continue reading →

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The perils of the staycation.

Posted on August 19, 2021 by henry tapper

After catching Covid earlier in the year, I have been testing myself regularly with lateral flow kits. With both jabs on my passport , I still carry a mask and wear when inside public places. On hearing of the lockdown … Continue reading →

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Living longer despite everything

Posted on July 21, 2021 by henry tapper

  When I run around London, I often find myself passing the Covid wall and seeing each heart filled with the name of a loved one who has died in the current pandemic. The Covid memorial wall is perhaps unique. … Continue reading →

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Freedom – at what cost?

Posted on July 19, 2021 by henry tapper

Rousseau’s famous phrase “man is born free but everywhere is in chains”, will be to the front of many people’s minds today. The true liberal reaction to the pandemic is herd immunity and early blogs from the Covid actuaries explored … Continue reading →

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When can we be free? #COVIDARG follows the data

Posted on June 18, 2021 by henry tapper

  By Matt Fletcher, Adele Groyer and John Roberts COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Summary On 14 June, a large batch of papers was published by SAGE. These set out further modelling of the impact of … Continue reading →

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Variants of concern – (an actuarial view of the virus today).

Posted on May 28, 2021 by henry tapper

                                                           COVID-ARG.COM           By Matt Fletcher  COVID-19 Actuaries Response … Continue reading →

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Association is not causation – leave the clots to it!

Posted on March 18, 2021 by henry tapper

While several European countries pause their vaccine rollout to look into blood clots, this would seem an ideal time to clear up once and for all whether the vaccine is causing pregnancies, sunburn, and taking up smoking! https://t.co/sXoY4li9MS — stuart … Continue reading →

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C19; your monthly medical update from the actuaries.

Posted on March 6, 2021 by henry tapper

Monthly medical update – Issue 7 5 March 2021 By Nicola Oliver and Dan Ryan for     http://www.covid-arg.com COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Given the pace of change with ‘all things COVID’, it can be hard … Continue reading →

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Is Covid a blip or will it make us live shorter?

Posted on March 5, 2021 by henry tapper

What does the latest CMI Mortality Projections Model tell us? By Andrew Gaches for COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Summary The CMI’s latest mortality projections model CMI_2020, and accompanying working paper, show that users adopting the … Continue reading →

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