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Welsh Senedd Passes Vaccine Passports Plans as Zoom Error Prevents Tory MS from Casting Vote
Mark Drakeford's plans to mandate vaccine passports for nightclubs and other 'large' events have passed through the Welsh Senedd after a Zoom failure prevented a Tory MS from casting his vote.
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Like Freddy Krueger, Professor Lockdown Refuses to Admit Defeat
No matter how often he's wrong, Professor Neil Ferguson is still making the rounds of broadcasting studios and the parliamentary estate brandishing his crystal ball. Click here for Mystic Meg's latest doom-mongering.
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“Notable, Significant and Abnormal” Purchases of PCR Lab Equipment in Wuhan, Summer 2019
Researchers believe that "abnormal" purchases of PCR lab equipment in Wuhan in the summer of 2019 suggest Covid was spreading "virulently" in the city far earlier than was previously thought.
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12,000 Women Living with Undiagnosed Breast Cancer after a Year of Lockdowns
Almost 12,000 women in the U.K. were living with undiagnosed breast cancer in May this year, according to new analysis – and screening for the disease is still below pre-lockdown levels.
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No Good Reason to Introduce Vaccine Passports Right Now, Says Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid says there are currently no good reasons to introduce vaccine passports, but concedes that his comments do not mean "there can’t ever be a role for such an intervention".
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Why Are People’s Risk Perceptions So Skewed?
For months, we’ve been treated to morbid ‘daily death numbers’ – but for only one cause of death. Perhaps if these figures had been reported for all causes of death, people’s risk perceptions would be less skewed.
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And Finally…
In this week’s London Calling, the talking points are the recent easing of travel restrictions (unless you’re unvaccinated), unsuccessful stalking adventures, the new Sharpe novel and Irwin Shaw’s Young Lions.
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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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Government Has a Case to Answer on Children’s Vaccination, Says Judge
A judge has said the Government has a case to answer on the legality of approving Covid vaccinations for children and has asked it to respond to the arguments made by the Covid19 Assembly.
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Britain’s Daily Covid Cases Drop Week-on-Week for Fifth Day in a Row
Covid cases in the U.K. have dropped for a fifth day in a row, week-on-week, official figures revealed today. So much for Sir Patrick Vallance's prediction that cases would climb to 50,000 a day without further "action".
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