Billy Mac

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@boucherhayes NPHET made a balls of it early on in the crisis, theories about touching face etc. Too late to get public to change perception now

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@HelenOT60 @josephamadigan Ridiculous comment. SF have no interest in government, particularly at a time like this. What would a national government achieve?

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@VincentH112 @Dools78Paul @Michael_O_Regan Look at the photo he sent you and stay at home!

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@VincentH112 @EmmaKennedy The whole point of being 2m apart is if you have an involuntary movement like sneezing/coughing you're too far away to infect someone

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@VincentH112 @EmmaKennedy What about all the cyclists stopped on their bikes having a chat?

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@boucherhayes We should base reporting on sample sizes which are as large as possible however. Anecdotal stories (even if fact) don't give us the full picture and can lead to misleading conclusions.

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@HelenaH88591314 Just trying to fight misinformation - that is all. Evidence should be statistical and rely on large sample sizes. Philip's story is anecdotal.

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@dealgan @boucherhayes Reported

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@bdeithrick Wanna be my first?

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@jeremydepots Source?

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@ndy_liggett No

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@harry_cigar @boucherhayes He is a good journalist generally. Tweet was just unclear.

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@HelenOT60 @boucherhayes What did I say that's incorrect?

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@murphy_mark_ @boucherhayes His tweet suggests that young people will go into ICU (which is unfortunately where alot of deaths occur). It's not what his tweet says. It's what it suggests. There are no statistics to back up the assertion. Given his large following, it's irresponsible.

[Billy Mac @BillyMa46624905]

@boucherhayes worth a retweet to show impact of disease on young. Can be carriers of course but not a killer of the young

[Daragh Ó Briain @ClontarfJohn]

@boucherhayes It doesnt discriminate and young people can die but it would reduce overall public anxiety if you stated the factual percentages of such outcomes.....see Italian death figures by age up to a few days ago