News Round-Up
October 9, 2021 11:24 pm 23 CommentsA summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
England's Covid vaccination rates are now the 12th highest in Europe, with two million people having received their booster jab.
Councils and local health officials have started giving "vaccination webinars" which are intended to persuade parents to give their consent for their children to be 'jabbed'.
In his latest article, the Daily Sceptic's in-house doctor draws attention to the repeated mistakes made by the modellers and governmental advisors and at the huge implications that these bear.
The Government is considering scrapping free Covid tests to save billions of pounds, with free tests only to be given in high-risk settings such as care homes.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
The Government has refused to release the minutes of a meeting in which its vaccine advisory committee decided not to recommend the jabbing of healthy teenagers, saying it will publish these so "in due course".
It’s not been the best of starts for the vaccine roll-out for healthy teenagers which has been described as “haphazard” and now looks unlikely to meet Government targets.
A Brit travelling back to England from France on Eurostar yesterday was accosted by armed French police and left stranded in Lille because he was wearing the "wrong type of mask".
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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