Perhaps the biggest barrier to ending the pandemic and its related theatre is the irrational fear that many people still have of the virus, a fear that ironically grips the vaccinated much more than the unvaccinated.
Event organisers of the Winter Olympics in China are facing a litany of complaints from athletes and countries on multiple fronts, especially over the COVID-19 isolation arrangements.
The Mayor of Canada's capital Ottawa, Jim Watson, has declared a state of emergency following more than a week of the Freedom Convoy protests against vaccine mandates and Government overreach.
Dr John D. Flack, a retired Pharmaceutical Research Scientist, is appalled that these gene-technology Covid vaccines were not subject to the standard safety studies required for novel genetic-based medicines.
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 number of patients being admitted to ICU for Covid in the U.K. (excluding Scotland) fell to as little as two in one day last month, according to data from ICNARC.
Why was the outbreak in Wuhan so much deadlier than any in the surrounding countries? Why two months later did far nastier outbreaks occur in Europe? Many questions about the start of the pandemic remain unanswered.
Vindication on lockdowns, but new threats to free speech on the second anniversary of the Free Speech Union – watch the interview on "So What You're Saying Is" from the New Culture Forum.
After two years of borders shut tight in support of a doomed Zero Covid goal, Australia is to welcome vaccinated tourists again by March, with the Government set to announce a reopening date as early as Monday.
Vaccine passports do little to stop coronavirus transmission at festivals, but should still be considered anyway to increase vaccine uptake in young people, scientists advising the Government have said.
© 2026 Skeptics Ltd.
