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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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Keir Starmer Supports Covid Jabs For Kids and Would Vaccinate His Own 12 Year-Old

Mirror: Starmer backs vaccines for kids. Typical. Just when you think there's a glimmer of hope that the Leader of the Opposition might actually oppose the Government, he rolls over and invites Boris to tickle his tummy.

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Parents to Keep Children Away from School to Stop Them Being Influenced on Covid Vaccination

Parent groups fear that the law could give children the ultimate say over vaccination, with parents saying they will keep their children away from school to prevent them from being peer-pressured into getting 'jabbed'.

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Government Advisers Tell Ministers to Ignore JCVI and Move Ahead with Plans to Vaccinate Children Against Covid

Government advisers are surprised that the JCVI has recommended against giving 12-15 year-olds Covid vaccines and want ministers to move ahead with their plans to extend the vaccine roll-out anyway.

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Almost 50 Shop Closures a Day in First Half of 2021

Almost 50 shops closed every day in the first half of 2021, according to new research, and store openings were at their lowest level for six years.

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Nadhim Zahawi Confirms Vaccine Passports Will be Introduced at End of the Month

Nadhim Zahawi – who said the Government had no plans to introduce vaccine passports in January – confirmed this morning that plans to introduce a vaccine status certification scheme for large venues would go ahead.

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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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Why isn’t This Simple Step to Reduce the Risk of Blood Clots After Vaccination Not Followed?

Evidence suggests misdelivering a Covid vaccine directly into the blood may be a cause of blood clots. Yet official guidance does not make any effort to avoid this. Why?

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Why Are There Still No Cures For Chronic Disease?

We're publishing an original piece today by Dr. Rachel Nicoll, a post-doc medical researcher, about the enduring problem of chronic disease. Why has so little progress been made in finding cures for these conditions?

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Can Australia Still Describe Itself as a Liberal Democracy?

There's a good piece in the Atlantic by Conor Friedersdorf, a staff writer, asking at what point Australia will have to stop calling itself as a liberal democracy and acknowledge that it has become a police state.

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