The number of children being admitted to hospital with an eating disorder has surged almost 70% since the pandemic began, with psychiatrists warning they are being overwhelmed by the numbers needing help.
Despite widespread reports that masks are to be required in classrooms as pupils return to schools across the country today, the updated Government guidance shows that this is only a recommendation, not a requirement.
Professor Andrew Pollard, the head of Britain's vaccine body, has said fourth jabs should not be offered until there is more evidence as he warned that giving a new dose to people every six months was “not sustainable”.
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.
Tyra Grove Krause – the Chief Epidemiologist at Denmark's State Serum Institute – has said the Omicron variant is bringing about the end of the pandemic, saying "we will have our normal lives back in two months".
The United Arab Emirates has announced a ban on citizens who have not had three doses of a Covid vaccine from travelling abroad. Medical exemptions will apply but there is no option of a negative test.
A key contributor to mRNA vaccine technology, Dr. Robert Malone – whose Twitter account has just been permanently suspended – has told podcaster Joe Rogan that America is in the midst of a “mass formation psychosis.”
Over-cautious unions have played the crucial role in driving the country into lockdowns, writes Dr. Ben Irvine, an Honorary Fellow in the Philosophy Department at the University of Durham.
Analysis of official data by Professor Anthony Brookes, an expert in health data at the University of Leicester, has shown that the risk of death from Covid for over-70s has decreased by tenfold compared to a year ago.
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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