Category Archives: Pandemic

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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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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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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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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We Are Living a Sci-Fi or Horror Movie!

Posted on March 21, 2020 by davidsprott

Today, Friday was beautiful, and we walked a favourite path along the cliffs and then down to the beach east of Crosshaven overlooking the heads of Cork Harbour. A nearly clear sky, about 7 degrees with a stiff breeze off … Continue reading →

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CORONAVIRUS IS A DRILL!

Posted on March 19, 2020 by davidsprott

In 2015 Bill Gates gave a TED talk. He predicted the current pandemic. He said, “. . . If anything kills over 10 million people in the next few decades, it’s most likely to be a highly infectious virus rather … Continue reading →

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