Mark O'Doherty

Senior Epidemiological Scientist at Public Health Agency Northern Ireland - respiratory and gastrointestinal infectious diseases; views are my own

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@Emma_mcg2 I kept refreshing this link and it eventually worked. https://t.co/tl63BVWQVI

[Ewan Birney @ewanbirney]

Dear UK Journalists. I suspect some of you are going to be rightly asked to write up the striking jump in SARS-CoV-2 cases registered today by PHE, and quite rightly. This is the "raw" case plot data. Some notes on this:

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@TicketmasterIre @TMIrelandHelp Well will it??

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@TicketmasterIre will gift cards have an extended deadline die to COVID-19?

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@rafredarrows Blue skies with broken cloud here in #belfast. Sitting in garden and can't wait

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@TicketmasterIre @TMIrelandHelp @TMIrelandHelp Will my voucher be extended beyond the 12 month deadline due to the pandemic?

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@JustEatUK Just planning ahead for my day off later this week...thumbs up JustEat!

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@JustEatUK what about the frontline staff here in NI who have a @hscni.net email address?

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@JustEatUK @hscni

[Imperial College London @imperialcollege]

Early analysis from @Imperial_JIDEA @MRC_Outbreak suggests that relaxing social distancing in China is showing initial success, indicating that the measures enacted in China have led to control of #COVID-19 in the country https://t.co/xkKLcb5LUw

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@KenMuskat @PortMiami @MSCCruisesUSA Hope to reschedule my cancelled 03/14 Seaside cruise for next year. Hopefully get to use my St.Patricks Day costume then!

[Conall McCaughey @ConallMcCaughey]

Northern Ireland weekly flu surveillance report for epi week 1 from @publichealthni

Further confirming that we are well past peak for Flu-A H3. Now Flu-A H1N1(2009) possibly starting.
Flu-B not started yet.
Still well worth getting vacinated!

https://t.co/dpU32cIVWs

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

Six #Texas children have now died from flu this season. 4 of them not vaccinated (despite recommendations) other 2 unknown. #Influenza #vaccine = 1 of 3 major vaccines targeted by #antivax along with MMR, HPV. Flu is a major cause of pediatric deaths https://t.co/pKwnqtyo2a

[Conall McCaughey @ConallMcCaughey]

Hopefully that is us peaked now!
But Flu-B and Flu-A H1 both likely to come in the new year!

Weekly flu surveillance report for epi week 50 from @publichealthni

https://t.co/GVOpuVwOhy

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@ConallMcCaughey @publichealthni Definiately seeing many more POCT and local labs testing this year. Here's hoping it was an early peak and things start their downward descent! H1 seems to be lurking in the background each week so may see more of this strain in the coming weeks

[Cillian De Gascun @CillianDeGascun]

For those of you who are curious about why virologists find #influenza so endlessly fascinating and unpredictable. We’re a small island, but look at #influenza activity in republic versus activity in the North🧐🤔🤓🤷🏼‍♂️ Also #NotTooLateToVaccinate #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccinesWork

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@TranslinkMetro can I bring my mini Dachshund on the metro with me if they sit on my lap?

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

This is not #fakenews....this is the reality!

https://t.co/c40kZdDirp

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

Yes, you should have a flu jab

https://t.co/kcks2osiK8

[Mark O'Doherty @derrydorts]

@naomhgallagher You are such a mummy now...says me sitting in amsterdam #nevergrowingup