The doctor will Zoom you now... but remote medicine will never fully replace in-person care

Telemedicine will save time, shorten waiting lists, and protect the vulnerable against raging viruses but it’s not the sole solution

Sheilagh Foley

They say it’s darkest before the dawn – the scramble for vaccines has brought us into a pre-dawn country-wide depression. You would be forgiven for thinking it was 1845 and someone had just ripped the first black potato from the ground. Stay strong, Ireland, we’ve plenty of potatoes, and more on the way. We’re nearly there, and guess what? You get to shape a new beginning, you’ll be making chips with those spuds before you know it!