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ID Physician at St Vincent’s, @svuh. Professor of Microbial Diseases @UCDMedicine. Director @CEPHR_UCD. Board member @HIVireland & @EACSociety. All my own views
Jul 30, 2021 6 tweets 4 min read
These data really point in one direction. It’s going to be difficult for previously uninfected, unvaccinated to avoid #COVID19 indefinitely. Fully vaccinated people 'infected with Delta can transmit the virus' uk.news.yahoo.com/cdc-covid-19-o… 1/5 We’re entering a transformative phase of the #COVID19 pandemic in #Ireland and the impact of this phase on our societies (and within groups in society) will likely be lower with higher vaccine coverage. Those vaccinated will be better protected against illness. 2/5
Feb 10, 2021 9 tweets 7 min read
Thread: we've released results (pre-print) of an analysis examining #SARS_CoV_2 variants in #Ireland from hospital cases during 2020. This is the largest analysis of its kind to date in Ireland and provides some important insights into #COVID19Ireland. 1/9 medrxiv.org/content/10.110… The #COVID19 pandemic in Ireland was notable because we 'crushed' wave 1 (W1) with an effective lockdown and ended up with <5 daily new cases reported by June 2020. After that cases stayed flat until September when cases and hospitalisations rose again (image: @hpscireland) 2/9