Category Archives: Coronavirus

Have We lost the Covid19 Plot? A Case Study.

Posted on February 18, 2021 by davidsprott

My conclusion is that unless we do something different now, we may lose this battle and be battling the pandemic for at least another year! I summarize a report on South Korea’s experiences and how we might learn from them. Continue reading →

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Are We Using Technology to Get us out out of the Covid19 Mess?

Posted on January 27, 2021 by davidsprott

Here in Ireland we are recovering from Lockdown 3, case load is reducing but the hospitals and entire health service is incredibly overloaded. There is real concern that new variants may be more serious, transmissible etc, and not covered by … Continue reading →

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Truth will ultimately prevail . . . !

Posted on November 19, 2020 by davidsprott

“Truth will ultimately prevail where pains is taken to bring it to light.” George Washington’s letter to Charles Mynn Thruston | Sunday, August 10, 1794 Washington is replying to Frederick County, Va., delegate Charles Mynn Thruston’s 21 June 1794 letter … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Fatigue breaks out in Ireland. And it’s all the government’s fault!

Posted on October 20, 2020 by davidsprott

It appears that much of Europe is struggling to contain the Coronavirus. Countries that did well in the Spring are heading back into lockdown. Last night here in Ireland we heard the official confirmation of what had been an open … Continue reading →

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The Next Phase of Covid19 – Technology Innovation

Posted on September 20, 2020 by davidsprott

Podcast here It’s becoming clear that a Covid19 vaccine is not going to be the silver bullet as widely advertised. I have been asking for months, why would we expect a vaccine to be 100% effective? Flu and other vaccines … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Covid19 Tracker Works – Everyone Needs to Download.

Posted on August 17, 2020 by davidsprott

Abstract: Ireland’s Covid19 Tracker is widely regarded as a success in an application space littered with failures. Initial uptake has also surpassed other countries efforts, however in Ireland there has been considerable negative commentary regarding accuracy and privacy. As a … Continue reading →

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New Models for the Post Covid19 World

Posted on July 1, 2020 by davidsprott

There’s great talk in the media about how after Covid19 nothing will be the same – that we will have the opportunity to rethink our world. This is of course absolute nonsense. The commercial rush to return to normality is … Continue reading →

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How Ireland Can Return to Post Covid19 Normality

Posted on June 5, 2020 by davidsprott

Listening to Michael McGrath (FF Finance) this morning he was asked whether his party, if in government, would make face masks mandatory in enclosed spaces such as transport and shops. His answer was interesting. He said that his thinking is … Continue reading →

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Medical Advice on Lockdown

Posted on May 13, 2020 by davidsprott

Most governments, perhaps excluding the USA, have been at pains to emphasize their adherence to medical advice. Who can blame the politicos for wanting to avoid taking the blame for thousands of deaths and a destroyed economy! But my personal … Continue reading →

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Personal Responsibility in the Next Phase of the Covid19 Pandemic

Posted on March 31, 2020 by davidsprott

There has rightly been huge emphasis placed upon individual Irish citizens responsibility in overcoming the Covid19 threat. The consistent message has been, reduce the number of infections by total compliance with the social distancing, cocooning, hand washing, etc. And following … Continue reading →

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