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Pfizer Will Ask U.S. FDA for Approval of Its Vaccines in 5-11 Year-Olds “In Days”
Pfizer's CEO says that the pharmaceutical giant will ask the U.S. FDA to approve the use of its Covid vaccines in 5-11 year-olds "within days".
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People in Poor Regions Almost Twice as Likely to Wait More than 12 Months for Hospital Treatment
People living in England's poorer regions are almost twice as likely to have to wait more than 12 months for hospital treatment – and waiting lists are growing more quickly in these areas than elsewhere.
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Pressure Grows on Government to Ditch Quarantine Policy
On Saturday, the Irish Government announced that travellers from its list of 'designated states' (Ireland's 'Red List') would no longer have to quarantine for two weeks, creating pressure on Westminster to follow suit.
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Why Did So Few Economists Speak Out Against Lockdown?
Why did so few economists speak out against lockdowns? Mikko Packalen and Jay Bhattacharya note that economists are members of the 'laptop class', and that over the years, the field has become more technocratic.
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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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Pfizer CEO Hints at Annual Covid Vaccine Booster Roll-Outs
Pfizer's CEO believes that life will return to normal "within a year". But his vision of 'normal' involves "annual re-vaccinations" against Covid.
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Transport Department Finally Admits it Carried Out No Cost-Benefit Analysis Before Imposing Mask Mandates on Public Transport
The Transport Department finally admits it carried out no cost-benefit analysis before introducing mandatory masking on public transport last year. Shock!
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Biden Accuses 70 Million Unvaccinated Americans of Slowing Economic Recovery
President Joe Biden has blamed the 70 million Americans who have not been vaccinated against Covid of slowing down the country's economy, pledging to move forward with vaccine mandates "wherever I can".
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How Can a Book About Science Denialism Ignore the Most Pervasive Forms of Science Denialism?
We're introducing a new section to the Daily Sceptic today: Reviews. We're also publishing our first ever book review in which Dr. Bo Winegard writes about How to Talk to a Science Denier by Lee McIntyre. It's a stinker!
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Lancet’s Panel Investigating Covid Origins Disbanded Because of Ties to Peter Daszak
A panel of scientists affiliated to the Lancet which has been investigating the origins of Covid has been disbanded because of its ties to Peter Daszak, the President of EcoHealth Alliance.
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