David 'Nudger' Halpern

Nudges. Herds. Insights. Vast herds of nudges, sweeping majestically down to the mass graves of Corona victims. Possibly not the real DH. Ok, it's not.

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

Looks like it's going to be quicker to get to the bar in Wetherspoons for the foreseeable future:
"BBC News - Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s 'within weeks' https://t.co/bc9mcYsp7j"

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

Mate, you are meant to be in isolation for 4 weeks. Didn't you read your orders?

[Stanley Johnson @StanleyPJohnson]

Here's a lovely article about my mother.
How BoJo's granny Butter spread joy https://t.co/1tBZwJ0lLi via @Femail

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

Cronyism and conflicts of interest in Trump’s coronavirus task force https://t.co/By0vpZWMLB by @fastlerner

[andrew todd @andrewtodd9]

Over 70s self isolating for months says Matt Hancock!! I thought the plan was they were underemployed and picking the fruit ?

[Paul Johnson @paul__johnson]

Herd Immunity;

I’m an epidemiologist. When I heard about Britain’s herd immunity coronavirus plan I thought it was satire

-William Hanage professor of the evolution and epidemiology of infectious disease Harvard

#COVID19

https://t.co/SLYBbI1uqc

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

An apology regarding herd immunity: We may have given the impression yesterday that we want coronavirus to sweep through the population. This was a misunderstanding, due to us saying that we want coronavirus to sweep through the population. I hope that clarifies things.Thank you.

[Anthony Costello @globalhlthtwit]

UK policy is reckless: they’ve stopped population testing, contact tracing and rigorous quarantine measures - the bedrock of epidemic control and WHO advice. This will not delay but accelerate the epidemic. THREAD (1 )

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@Independent ...for starters

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@DHSCgovuk @uksciencechief Love what you've done with the graph guys. Just as we discussed. Couple of minor thoughts, though - transparency and all that. What's on the Y axis? And the X-axis? You seem to have left the numbers off! Easy mistake to make, no biggie!

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@uksciencechief Well said, Sir Patrick. And the best way, we agreed, to avoid the NHS getting overwhelmed, was to ensure the rapid spread of...of...of...Hang on. Patrick, could we grab a quick face-to-face over a cappuchoo-choo in the morning? I've got a teensy-eensy worryette developing

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@Independent At last. It's about time these public health experts like ann widdecombe shared their expertise in [*checks notes*] statistical modelling of disease outbreaks, sorry, I mean "literally fucking nothing".

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@DrJenGunter Leave the guy alone. Doin his bit for herd immunity.

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@mancunianmedic @Jennife10651535 And yet, somehow, Weinstein is the one in a cell...

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@trishgreenhalgh No idea, but our guys will have a bash. I'l ask Dom, he knows about sciencey stuff. Send cheque, we will work the details out later.

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@MartinShovel To be honest, the only sensible ideas I have come up with, have come from the cleaner of a client of a friend. Certainly not from this nudge nonsense.

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@Independent I KNOW! I KNOW! actually i dont

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

@V2019N @BorisJohnson Honestly, you people. How many times: https://t.co/ScOHNuKNmo

[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

Hi, Dave here. First post. Dominic and I are concerned that you all might have got the wrong end of the stick about our ‘Herd Immunity’ plan. So I thought it time to give you all a little ‘nudge’ (Ha!).
Remember, it is all quite simple:
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[David 'Nudger' Halpern @DavidNudger]

Just off to Tesco now. I don't make a shopping list as I "nudge" myself toward the correct aisles, so it involves careful planning. Looking foward to pasta! @Tesco