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Flattening the Covid-19 Curve in Ireland

Last night a statement was issued by Ireland’s National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) , accompanied by a press conference part of which is shown below.

On the right is the Chair of the Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group (IEMAG), Professor Philip Nolan, who gives a very clear explanation of the situation, especially with respect to the uncertainties in data and modelling. Professor Philip Nolan is President of Maynooth University.

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2 Responses to “Flattening the Covid-19 Curve in Ireland”

  1. Philip Moriarty's avatar
    Philip Moriarty Says:
    March 31, 2020 at 11:30 am

    Thanks for sharing this, Peter. The clear and concise admission re. the uncertainties in the modelling and the input data is especially good to hear: “It’s just not possible to make that prediction at this time…the models are very sensitive to assumptions”. Compare and contrast with the modelling critiqued in this blog post: https://andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com/2020/03/25/responsible-scicomm/

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  2. telescoper's avatar
    telescoper Says:
    March 31, 2020 at 10:07 pm

    He is from Dublin and I think that’s recognisable in his accent but there’s more than one accent associated with Dublin…

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