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22 Oct, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Some great points made in this paper and mirrors data from other countries. @HSELive @DonnellyStephen @merrionstreet
Second waves mostly linked to transmission in young healthy people.
Hence we must all buy into the known advice to socially distance, wash hands, masks etc, to reduce transmission to the vulnerable.
We must have an ability to live with the virus. Opening up and locking down over and over is not sustainable
This should be achievable

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My Disappointment. @HSELive @DonnellyStephen @SusanMitchell_ @ciarakellydoc @merrionstreet
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And So it begins again.
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1/ I feel a genuine fear that much of the fabric of society will come apart in various shapes and forms in the coming weeks.
2/ There is already such anger, much of which I worry will not simply settle as the days pass. Obviously there is the shock of the much leaked news of the level 5 announcement.
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We must look after all parts of the health needs despite COVID19 @HSELive @DonnellyStephen @SusanMitchell_ @ciarakellydoc

1/ It’s absolutely clear that we don’t have the ICU capacity we need in Ireland. This has been shown in multiple reports going back years.
2/ The numbers are less now than they were, and 20% of the current ICU beds in the public system remain closed. In the times of a pandemic, we have to ask why.
We have to also ask why in the last 7 months the capacity hasn’t been improved.
3/ Regardless of any opinion of pursuing a zero Covid island vs living with the virus, our stated objective from March was to flatten the curve and avoid overwhelming our public healthcare system
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A sense of balance and a question of who is right ? @DonnellyStephen @ciarakellydoc @SusanMitchell_ @ronan_glynn @Care2much18 @ConorRiordan2 @FatEmperor
1/ Sometimes I wonder are the debates on twitter a reflection on how the wider population feel. Is there such a degree of anger and divergent opinions regarding Covid and our response? It seems to be one camp or another.
2/ I usually try to see if there is merit/data/scientific fact in both sides of an argument. I start off by taking the approach that the opinion of the person is correct and then work back from there.
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Facts or fiction. Some thoughts as we enter the winter months @DonnellyStephen @HSELive @roinnslainte @paulreiddublin @SusanMitchell_ @ciarakellydoc
1/ Why do we look for a winter plan every year . We know what’s coming. It comes every year. More acute admissions, the seasonal influenza outbreak, worsening of community acquired infections.
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Questions I have on our healthcare crisis @HSELive @roinnslainte @DonnellyStephen @SusanMitchell_

1/ Ill admit I have questions. Questions wondering how it can be that our health service isn’t what our patients deserve.
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3/ There have been modular units built on hospital grounds for “Covid surges” which now lie empty- why are these beds not being used to take patients off trolleys and out of emergency departments. Is it a shortage of staff ? Is it a rostering issue?
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