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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said that the Covid-19 curve has now been flattened and that there is no peak coming. This is as a result of all the hard work in communities and the measures that have saved "hundreds of lives", he said.

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“New Zealanders are enjoying a near-normal, pre-coronavirus lifestyle, with no social distancing & spectators allowed at sports and cultural events, but with the border strictly controlled & all arrivals required to spend 14 days in quarantine.” 100 days & no new cases.

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4 years

A father and son have been refused bail after they were accused of spitting on two gardaí on duty in Dublin city centre.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

In my 40 years working as a journalist, I never recall news moving faster than it can be typed. I’m also proud of my colleagues, in RTÉ & the wider profession, for their work at this unprecedented time of crisis. The public has never needed to be more informed with key facts.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Sioda, the President’s beautiful dog has died. The loss of a loving pet is a very sad moment @PresidentIRL

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Can I wish everyone a good, safe, and peaceful Christmas. 🎄 Fergal

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3 years

Can I wish everyone a brighter, better & safer 2021. Many thanks for all the engagements, viewpoints & questions here this year. Fergal💥

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@FergalBowers

4 years

BBC News reports that a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and trains the immune system. Trials involving around 1,077 people showed the injection led to them making antibodies and white blood cells that can fight coronavirus.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Rachael Blackmore from Tipperary becomes the first woman to win the Aintree Grand National.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Its been suggested to me by an experienced health service professional: Why not now give pharmacists the legal power to handle straightforward repeat prescriptions? Especially for older people, who are to be cocooned. And given GPs are so busy on COVID19 triage & test referral?

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3 years

A salutary story. I only learned this evening that a friend I knew, was diagnosed very recently, with liver cancer, at the start of the week, no clear symptoms & died two days later. Be kind to the people you love. Have generosity & also understanding to those you disagree with.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

53 patients have been discharged from ICU, after recovery, to date.

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@FergalBowers

2 years

Can I wish you all a Happy & Safe New Year. Let’s hope 2022 is the year when the tide truly turns on Covid-19.

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@FergalBowers

2 years

🎄Can I wish everyone a happy, peaceful and safe Christmas, wherever it finds you.🎄Fergal

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@FergalBowers

4 years

URGENT: Covid-19. A ‘fake news’ circular is going around social media, citing a ‘specialist’ advising people not to use non steroidal antiinflammatory drugs like ibuprofen & difene as it exacerbates the virus. A senior HSE doctor says it’s a lie & evil. Do not recirculate it.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Don’t forget the clocks go forward by one hour, on Sunday ! ⏰ So an hour less of the restrictions. Every cloud, you know...

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@FergalBowers

3 years

"I've said this since the beginning, if you focus on cases, contacts and clusters, if you focus on restricting the movement of those who are sick or their contacts then you don't have to restrict the movement of all of society", Dr Mike Ryan, WHO Executive Director @rtenews

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2 years

There are 97 patients with Covid-19 in ICU today, on Christmas Day. We think of them and their families at this time. And there are a further 185 patients in ICU today, with other conditions. A pause for thought 🙏

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@FergalBowers

2 years

How it started & how it’s going…

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@FergalBowers

2 years

With today’s dramatic developments, this is starting to look like my final Covid-19 notebook. Here’s hoping. 🌞

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@FergalBowers

3 years

I’m getting endless scam calls with ‘fake’ Irish numbers from different counties & scam texts about parcels on the way, never ordered. Many other members of the public too. What are @VodafoneIreland doing about it?

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@FergalBowers

3 years

No Covid-19 outbreaks have been reported linked to Cafés, Restaurants or public houses in the last two weeks, according to the latest data from the HPSC.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Lots of lovely birthday wishes tonight, which is really gorgeous. Next year will be 60. God willing. 💓

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Isn’t that something!

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Vodafone is donating 1,000 new smartphones along with 2,000 x €20 credit top ups to ALONE, the organisation which supports older people in Ireland.

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4 years

I got a message about 50 doctors who were leaving jobs in Perth this week to come back & work for the HSE They've found out their flights are cancelled (Emirates suspending all passenger flights after Wednesday). They're getting in touch with the Irish consulate in Perth for help

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Notable reduction in case numbers now compared with the last few days. The hope is the peak was reached and the trend will continue downwards.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Why can’t people simply put their masks in bins?

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Sleep well friends. Tomorrow is another day. Let’s see what it brings. ☀️

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Time for a giggle, we all need it?

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@FergalBowers

4 years

This is very important: 8 of the 10 deaths reported today occurred before September 2020.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

All my great followers. Whether you agree, or disagree with me at any moment of time. I love you all for your input and viewpoints.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

If we started today, and did Zero Covid right, we could be open by early summer, says Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG). “It now seems that there will be further lockdowns stretching into the summer and beyond. Each will further damage jobs, businesses, and lives.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

A 107-year old Dutch woman has recovered from the coronavirus, probably becoming the oldest survivor of the pandemic in the world.

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@FergalBowers

2 years

What a wonderful win for Ireland.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

Such kind words tonight from so many wonderful people. Twitter can be a special place. I know from others, it can be a hard space. But it should be a place for reasonable debate & criticism too. And a location for those who are in difficulty & lonely too. Be kind to eachother.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

The Script have said that they will play a free concert for frontline & primary care health workers at Dublin's 3Arena next February. The show to honour those working with the HSE in the Republic & the NHS in Northern Ireland will take place on Tuesday, February 9, 2021.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has re-registered as a medical practitioner & will work 1 shift a week to help during the coronavirus crisis. He worked as a doctor for seven years, before leaving the profession to become a politician & was removed from the medical register in 2013.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

I’ve got a warning on a scam text, purportedly from the HSE, asking people to confirm availability for vaccination, give PPS number, date-of-birth & address. Do not respond to it. Inform any elderly/vulnerable person you know. They will be contacted by their GP about vaccination.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Feeling Grumpy? Need a laugh? I came across this !

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@FergalBowers

4 years

☘️ Can I wish everyone a happy St Patrick’s Day, wherever they are. At home or abroad. And those who may be unwell, good tidings. We are in this together. The spirit of the Irish is legend. ☘️

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

I respect people on Twitter who identify themselves. Whether I agree or disagree with their views, I know who they are & read their messages. It’s part of listening. But others hide behind undisclosed motives, maybe a lack of conviction about their perspective, or other issues.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

The R number is down from 1.8, to 1.6 and now this evening to 1.2

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@FergalBowers

4 years

A man in the UK who allegedly coughed at police officers and claimed he had coronavirus has been charged with assault.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Garda Hugh Shovlin, Donnybrook Dublin, is now more well-known than David Beckham @gardainfo

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Let’s look on the bright side Twitter friends - it’s just 272 days to Christmas 🎄 👀

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@FergalBowers

3 years

69.1% of people now fully vaccinated in Ireland. 79% partially vaccinated.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

You have to go back to around mid-December for a daily Covid-19 case number lower than today’s 311. That’s a positive.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting CMO, says: “This pandemic isn’t over just because we are tired of living with it.”

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@FergalBowers

2 years

A new year.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

In all things in life, it is worth remembering that Albert Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing, over & over again, and expecting different results.

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@FergalBowers

1 year

Can I wish everyone that follows me a very Happy New Year.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Starting note book 35 now. From here on in, hopefully, there will be very few more to open. Then it will be time to put them away.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

⏰ Good morning all Twitter friends - did you remember to put your clocks forward? Alas, if only we could all put them forward, just a few months ☀️

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@FergalBowers

3 years

CMO, Dr Tony Holohan, this evening: “Work from home starting from tomorrow, and if you are an employer, ask your employees to work at home.”

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

2 years

We are nearly 2 years with Covid-19, there are people who still don’t believe the disease is real, view it as akin to a cold, think vaccines don’t work because some vaccinated still got infected. See people who were old or died with an underlying condition as going to die anyway.

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2 years

As of 8am there were 390 people with Covid-19 in hospitals, down 39 on the same time yesterday. It is the lowest figure since 10 October. . @rtenews

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@FergalBowers

4 years

I was talking to a Garda earlier today. There appears to be more traffic on the roads. Plus a few more people driving around & when stopped, saying they are off to work. They have a letter from their employer - but they also have three kids and a dog in the backseats !

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@FergalBowers

2 years

. @rtenews The Covid-19 hospital numbers today are 443. That is the lowest number since mid-October.

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@FergalBowers

2 years

🎅 Please Santa, do not leave me any more notebooks, when you visit later. Thanks, Fergal

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

77% of cases reported today are under 25 years of age.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

Very much missed, a true gentleman

Jayne Halhead

@Jaynes__World

3 years

🖤 REMEMBERING Colm Murray, cherished @rte broadcaster and "Voice of Irish Racing", who lost his life to motor neuron disease #MND on this day 2013 at the age of 61. "I used to pray to God, please DON'T let it be Motor Neuron Disease…" 😢 #MND #MoreNeedsDoing !

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2 years

Many thanks for the kind words tonight from so many people. You asked me about the future. I don’t know for sure, but bar a surprise & Covid has shocked before. All caveats in place, Ireland could potentially be in a good place by late February or early March.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

I just got this from a friend: “Social distancing totally out the window today in Dalkey, Sandycove, Dun Laoighaire and Killiney. Saw a very upset Garda - nobody listening a bit of sun! Disaster."

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Former US President Donald Trump has hired a defence impeachment attorney, Butch Bowers (no relation).

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@FergalBowers

4 years

I just met an older man going into the Bank here beside the Dept of Health wearing a mask. He told me, he never thought he’d be walking into a bank with a mask on ! Time for a little chuckle.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

Thank you, so much my friends. We have been on a long journey together, for sure. My words, since March 2020, on this pandemic, online, and on RTE Radio, TV & Online/Digital will stand the test of time.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

This is very sad. A reminder of the danger.

Fergal O'Brien Racing

@FOBRacing

4 years

Three consecutive tweets that show what coronavirus is capable of The time to ease lockdown will come but it hasn’t arrived yet Truly heartbreaking

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@FergalBowers

4 years

It’s important to remember that over 17,000 patients have recovered from COVID-19 in Ireland.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Dr Gabriel Scally, professor of public health at the University of Bristol, has said here is "no doubt" in his mind that the Republic of Ireland is taking exactly the right course of action.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Researchers in Australia say they have mapped the body's immune response to the novel coronavirus, in a potential breakthrough in the fight against the global killer. The study is published in the journal, Nature Medicine.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Came across this on social media: Leaving Cert 2021 Higher Level Maths Qestion: If 30 children can be in one classroom, and only six people can attend an indoor social gathering, how many people can attend a wedding?

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Amazing quality footage from Mars..

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@FergalBowers

4 years

How about a live webcam in Luke Kelky’s eyes to film and record people who deface the statue?

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@FergalBowers

4 years

There are just 8 patients waiting today in emergency departments, for admission to a bed, in hospitals around the country, INMO data shows. Can’t think that has ever been seen before in the history of the Irish health service.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

The Labour Party leader, Alan Kelly has called on the Government to publish a daily report on vaccination roll out numbers, along with a daily statement updating the Government’s vaccination procurement & implementation strategy, saying this was essential to give people hope.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

In a pandemic, with serious restrictions, sometimes you just have to do whatever to keep going, right?

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@FergalBowers

4 years

An Aer Lingus A330 carrying a shipment of PPE equipment from China has landed back at Dublin Airport. The equipment will be distributed to health care facilities from this evening. It is the first of 10 flights to Beijing, to deliver PPE to Ireland, as part of a €208m deal.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

So that’s how Matt Damon finally escaped?

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Another week and a new Covid notebook, it’s book number 19.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

Beware of this dangerous scam: Do not click on the link. If you get such a text. Delete the text but also alert family & friends to this - especially the elderly. This is not how the HSE would contact you, if you were a close contact.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

For those who wondered, I have been an NUJ journalist for 40 years now. Aside from other spheres of media work, I have dealt with 15 different Ministers for Health, going back to Dr Rory O’ Hanlon in 1988. Stephen Donnelly will be the 16th Minister for Health I have dealt with.

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@FergalBowers

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“In Ireland, in the last 14 days over a third of new confirmed cases are in young people under the age of 35. This is not a disease that solely affects older people. No one is immune, everyone is responsible for limiting the spread of Covid-19,” Dr Tony Holohan, CMO.

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@FergalBowers

2 years

Most journalists who have covered Covid-19 have been fearless, factual & done their best tell the public what is happening. In the end, it’s up to the public to make their mind up. We report facts, not tell people what to think. @rtenews @newschambers @ZaraKing +

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@FergalBowers

3 years

The turf looks really good and cared for here at the Aviva. It will be great to see the rugby again soon, with people in attendance. But I’m not here for that. I’ve just received a Covid-19 first dose mRNA vaccine.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

Incredible

Sky News

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3 years

A guest at a reptile centre jumped into the enclosure to rescue a handler pulled in by an alligator. The staff member was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, according to local media reports. For more videos visit:

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@FergalBowers

4 years

Lidl Stores will have dedicated shopping hours for older and vulnerable customers from tomorrow. All stores will have prioritised queuing and assistance for shoppers from 9-11am each day.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

There is a lot of fake news circulating today about a 14 day country lockdown, the army patrolling the streets, shops closing or being allowed limited opening hours. From what I can establish, it’s aimed at creating panic.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

If you have Netflix, The Social Dilemma is a very important documentary, worthy of your time.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

Important point made there that around 80% of patients who enter ICU, leave ICU @thisweekrte

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@FergalBowers

4 years

The HSE said it has procured an additional 300 ventilators, on top of the 500 it already has & has been assured of an additional 100 ventilators per week, going forward.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

A message I have received: “Home carers are forgotten in this. We cannot stay away. We are obviously trying to take recommended precautions but I cannot leave my Dad alone. Carers should be regarded like frontline staff maybe get appointments (for COVID-19 tests) a bit quicker.”

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

It’s summer & will be a long winter. How about getting out in the nice air soon, for a brisk walk in the evening rain or sun. Twitter is not the be all & end all. How many people’s problems have ever been solved here, how many have been exacerbated? Think before you Tweet.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

4 years

Thank-you to all my followers, for keeping me at number 1 on the new annual Twitter charts, on health issues.

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@FergalBowers

4 years

R number is now close to 1.

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@FergalBowers

3 years

I have been contacted by a healthcare worker who is fully vaccinated since February. The healthcare worker got a CityWest appointment yesterday and tried to cancel. They got another text today saying they are on a standby list for tomorrow.

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

A number of older people reporting having received phonecalls for an appoinment available for a COVID-19 vaccine jab at a random hospital / not usually local hospital. When they say they can't travel they are asked for personal details like age and if they live alone. The caller

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Fergal Bowers

@FergalBowers

3 years

A lovely bit of footage as an end to a night...