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News Round-Up
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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Vaccinated “No Less Infectious” Than Unvaccinated, CDC Study Finds
A pre-print study out this week from the U.S. CDC has found vaccinated people to be "no less infectious" than unvaccinated people, further undermining the case for vaccine passports and mandates.
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Italy to Place Further Restrictions on the Unvaccinated with ‘Super Green Pass’
Italy is to upgrade its 'green pass' to a new 'super green pass' system, making it much harder for the unvaccinated to access many public places.
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English Schools Stop In-Person Teaching After Imposing Their Own ‘Circuit-Breaker’ Lockdown
Worried about a potential Covid outbreak, two schools in England have stopped in-person teaching for at least a week by imposing their own 'circuit-breaker' lockdown.
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600 Google Employees Sign Manifesto to Overturn the Company’s Vaccine Mandate
Google has announced a company-wide vaccination mandate for all its U.S. employees, with 600 members of staff signing a manifesto calling on the company to rescind the policy.
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Boarding School Criticised For Forcing Mask Exempt Children to Wear Yellow Badges
An English boarding school has come under fire for asking pupils to wear a “yellow badge” to show they are exempt from using a face mask, something family groups have described as "deeply inappropriate".
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The Politicisation of Science Funding in the U.S.
A new study tracks the frequency of woke jargon like 'diversity' and 'inclusion' in scientific research proposals. It finds that usage of these terms has increased massively, including in the physical sciences.
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Why Are Sweden and India Not Seeing a Covid Surge?
Why are some countries surging this autumn but others aren't? India had a big Delta surge but has seen no new rise since, while the impact of Delta on Sweden has been very modest. Why is that?
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News Round-Up
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.
Read more
Dozens of Ships Stuck in Arctic as Ice Freezes Early, Contradicting Global Warming Claims
More than 24 cargo vessels are stuck in Russia’s Arctic ice, waiting for ice-breakers to come to their rescue, after an inaccurate forecast from the country’s Met Office. It's climate change Jim, but not as we know it.
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