The U.K. is set to become the latest country to ban boosters for healthy under-50s, as the Government moves away from the "pandemic emergency". The trend has been linked by observers to concerns about vaccine safety.
The case for a lab leak seems robust: the virus is plainly engineered and first emerged in a city with a major virus lab. But in fact the evidence the virus leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology just isn't there.
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the virus and the vaccines, the ‘climate emergency’ and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast, the talking points are the Davos elites' prolific use of prostitutes, Clarkson's fightback and the Government's bizarre plan to ban discouraging teens from becoming trans.
Americans may be offered a single dose of a Covid vaccine each autumn, much as they are given flu shots, the FDA announced on Monday – but not all FDA advisers are happy about the plans.
Princess Eugenie has said she wants her son to be a climate change activist from “aged two” and has stopped using plastic at home in order to combat climate change, which causes modern slavery.
A mass market in affordable electric cars will not happen soon because of the difficulty of producing them on a commercially viable basis, one of the largest makers of ‘zero-emission’ vehicles for UK drivers has warned.
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the virus and the vaccines, the ‘climate emergency’ and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
Hospital patients are being denied visits from loved ones by trusts using outdated Covid restrictions, as analysis reveals 70% of NHS trusts still have pandemic visitor restrictions in place.
Many are concerned about the high number of deaths that occurred in 2022, particularly from heart-related causes. But some have suggested these were just due to an ageing population. This is wrong.
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