Tag Archives: Scotland

How much did Covid-19 change our risk of death?

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Sarah

When I looked at excess deaths before, I didn’t think to actually notice what the normal rates of death in each age group look like, and how comparable or otherwise the age distribution of covid deaths (or excess deaths) was … Continue reading →

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Should a forty-something woman in Scotland take the AstraZeneca vaccine?

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Sarah

A study published in the BMJ found that, among 18-65 year olds in Denmark and Norway who’d had the AstraZeneca vaccine (mostly healthcare workers), the rate of “excess” thromboembolic events (blood clots), i.e. ones that wouldn’t have been expected to … Continue reading →

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Covid pandemic, 9 months in

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Sarah

I’ve been looking back over my posts through this pandemic year, trying to make some sort of sense of where I stand after everything I’ve learned. Not that it really makes any difference what I think… but I like to … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s covid whack-a-mole

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Sarah

Tayside’s mini second wave was squashed with testing and tracing: Grampian’s was squashed with a local lockdown: Glasgow’s is ongoing, and is being tackled with restrictions on gatherings in homes (as well as testing and tracing, of course). Before I … Continue reading →

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Some political thoughts

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Sarah

I think it’s been a while since a UK general election generated this much high feeling in so many people. This week saw the UK turn mostly blue (Conservative) over the border, and almost completely yellow (Scottish National Party) here – … Continue reading →

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