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Boris Seeks to Renew ‘Emergency’ Coronavirus Powers
The Government is preparing to extend the Coronavirus Act, granting ministers 'emergency' powers, for a further six months, but recognises that a number of Tory MPs are "reluctant to support it".
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Quarter of Young Adults in U.K. Not Vaccinated Against Covid
A quarter of young U.K. adults. still haven't been vaccinated against Covid despite the constant efforts to "coax and cajole" them into getting 'jabbed'. The figure rises to one third in 54 local English authorities.
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The Push for Vaccination of Children and Vaccine Boosters Despite the Lack of Evidence They Prevent Infection or Transmission is Approaching a Religious Mania
As pressure mounts on the JCVI to approve vaccinations for 12-15 year-olds and boosters, it seems no one has bothered to ask what the point is if they don't produce herd immunity.
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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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Booster Jabs Risk Permanent State of Lockdown, Says Professor Sunetra Gupta
Professor Sunetra Gupta has written a strong critique of plans to roll out booster Covid vaccines, saying that they could open the door to a "permanent state of lockdown" as we move from one booster campaign to the next.
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Scottish Opposition and Business Leaders Criticise Sturgeon’s Vaccine Passport Plans
Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to introduce vaccine passport checks at nightclubs and other ‘large venues’ are not going without criticism, both from opposition parties and from Scottish businesses. But will this be enough?
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U.K. School Closures Lasted Longer Than in Any Other European Country but One During Lockdowns
U.K. school closures lasted longer than in any other European country bar one, new analysis has found, with children here spending more than double the amount of time out of school than in 14 countries on the Continent.
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Why Michael Gove’s Night Out in Aberdeen is Good News For Opponents of Vaccine Passports
We should rejoice at the pictures of Michael Gove enjoying himself on a night out in Aberdeen. It will make it that much harder for him to resume his advocacy of vaccine passports.
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Pro Forma Legal Letter For Parents of 12-15 Year-Olds Who Don’t Want Them to Get Jabbed
We're publishing a guest post on the Daily Sceptic today by a legal group offering to send an anonymous legal letter to your child's school if you're concerned about them being given a Covid vaccine without your consent.
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Professor Sir Terence Stephenson Spins His New Study to Exaggerate Long Covid and Trivialise the Impact of Lockdowns in Children
The latest findings of UCL's CLoCk study into 'Long Covid' in children and young people have been published, and the lead author has been spinning them on the BBC.
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