Tag Archives: #covid19

Covid may not have made us older – let’s hope it’s making us wiser.

Posted on September 24, 2021 by henry tapper

I went to a wildly exciting drinks reception yesterday evening and asked one of the actuaries in my circle how he was feeling. He wittily replied “I feel three months older” and pointed me to the news that life expectancy … Continue reading →

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Weighing up the vaccine’s benefits with the C19 actuaries

Posted on April 19, 2021 by henry tapper

                                                                                                      http://www.covid-arg.com Friday Report: Issue 41 By John Roberts, Dan Ryan and 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 … Continue reading →

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C19 Actuaries inform Government and perplex the hard of hearing

Posted on March 20, 2021 by henry tapper

Friday Report: Issue 40 By Dan Ryan and John Roberts    COVID-ARG.com    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 Response Group … Continue reading →

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Perseverance pays off- Covid-ARGs weekend bulletin

Posted on February 28, 2021 by henry tapper

                                                                                                     http://www.covid-arg.com Weekend Report: Issue 38 By Matt Fletcher, John Roberts and 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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Covid-ARG reports on vaccines-hesitancy and a BMI of 28,000

Posted on February 21, 2021 by henry tapper

Weekend Report: Issue 37 By Dan Ryan, John Roberts and Matt Fletcher COVID-ARG.COM 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 Response Group … Continue reading →

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Day of Celebration – Year of Cow – Vaccination, British Science and all that! (C19 ARG on fire)

Posted on February 13, 2021 by henry tapper

Friday Report: Issue  36 By Nicola Oliver and John Roberts 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 Response Group will provide you … Continue reading →

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Statistical impact of the vaccines in the UK – Covid ARG

Posted on February 12, 2021 by henry tapper

 Tim Cook and John Roberts for In December we published a bulletin validating the UK government’s vaccine priority order, and suggesting that 99% of deaths will be spared by vaccinating the first nine priority groups. We followed that up in … Continue reading →

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Gordon Woo on how 2021 can beat 2020 (if we learn our lessons)

Posted on February 10, 2021 by henry tapper

By Gordon Woo for COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence.                                                        … Continue reading →

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Are we over the worst?

Posted on February 5, 2021 by henry tapper

It’s a lovely day here in London . As I ran past the Covid testing tent in the square of the City’s Guildhall, there was no queue. This is what the City used to be like on Sunday, except it … Continue reading →

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How vaccines are delivered – expert questions – expert answers.

Posted on January 27, 2021 by henry tapper

Vaccines– Dosing Schedules By Nicola Oliver and Josephine Robertson  COVID-ARG.com COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Summary Around the globe we have been keenly watching and waiting for the development, production, and delivery of vaccines. Now that … Continue reading →

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