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Is S’pore a Covid Leading Indicator? , My Lifelong Learning Journey Continues – Week 90
I have a nagging feeling that S’pore is one of the leading indicators for where Covid will be bringing us to next. It had happened before over the last 22 months as the pandemic was developing – vaccine intro, Delta, reopening protocols/VTL etc. Let me elaborate further… By mid-Oct, with a vaccination rate of more…
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Is the Covid End Game in Sight now? – Week 89
‘Tis a week of technology news overload for me as I participated in the annual S’pore Fintech Festival. The more I learn, the more amazed I am at where we are heading with new technology. More of that later. The main topic of my blog today is my hypothesis about Covid. I see the end…
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Vacations are Back? – Week 88
My last overseas trip was to Oxford UK in Sep 2021 amidst the pandemic. It was to accompany my son to the beginning of his new school term. The trip was memorable for the many solo runs I had along the canals in order to minimize human contact. I also avoided London as the virus…
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Getting Used to the New Normal – Week 87
This week seemed to have passed by faster than the previous lockdown weeks for me. It was filled with one on one lunches and meeting people for drinks due to the limit of 2 to dine still being in force. PlusI had a false alarm on a job opportunity that came to nothing. S’pore had…
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Covid Fatigue and Getting the Courage to Move Forward – Week 86
I feel that we are now living in a limbo world with newer unknowns and the inertia to move forward. Crunch time is approaching where brave decisions have to be made. Firstly, we are more than 9 months into vaccines but everything has been disrupted by Delta and the soon to be arriving Delta Plus.…
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Vaccine Mandate Redux, Work Mindset Paradigm Shift Post Covid – Week 85
S’pore continues to have daily high positive Covid cases even as the 3rd booster shot is being rolled out to the most vulnerable group (>60 years old). The other factor that is more depressing is the death rate. We had hit an all-time daily high of 15 persons a few days ago. For the death…
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The Case for Vaccine Mandates – Week 84
The world is resigned to the fact that Covid19 is here to stay and it is virtually impossible to eradicate the virus completely from the face of the earth. We simply have to live with it like what we have done for the flu virus, hoping that it will slowly die out first before a…
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The Great Pandemic/Endemic Debate – Week 83
In the last few weeks, many countries have seen a surge in cases caused mainly by the Delta variant. Even as billions of vaccines have been injected and countries like Israel and S’pore hitting a greater than 80% population being vaccinated (plus a 3rd booster kicking in), the positive cases seem to be exploding. To…