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U.S. Health Officials Reviewing Reports That Moderna Covid Vaccine Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Condition Than Previously Thought
U.S. health officials are reviewing reports that the Moderna Covid vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a heart condition than was previously thought, just days after a booster vaccine roll-out was announced.
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Can Australia Contain Delta?
Today, Australia posted its largest daily total for the number of new infections since the pandemic began. Yet parts of Sydney have been under lockdown for almost two full months. Is it time for focused protection?
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Zero-Covid Disaster Continues as New Zealand Extends its Lockdown and Sydney Places Residents Under House Arrest Until October
Advocates of zero-Covid have a lot to answer for. Jacinda Arden has just announced that the three-day lockdown imposed in response to one coronavirus case – you read that correctly – is being extended for a week.
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Apple Staff Told They Won’t Return to the Office Unil 2022
Apple has told its global corporate workforce they will not be allowed to return to the office until January 2022 at the earliest. The return has been pushed back partly due to fears over the Delta variant.
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Government Borrowing in July the Second Highest for That Month on Record
The Government borrowed £10.4 billion in July, the second-highest figure for July since records began. Following a year of lockdowns, U.K. national debt stands at more than £2.2 trillion.
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The Implausible Findings of the Latest Oxford Vaccine Effectiveness Study
A new study based on the ONS Infection Survey finds that, contrary to other recent figures, the vaccines protect well against Delta infection. However, a closer look reveals some serious problems.
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Postcard From Romania
We're publishing a new addition to our ongoing series 'Around the World in 80 Lockdowns' on the Daily Sceptic today – a Postcard From Romania, where the vaccine rollout has stalled in spite of a clinic at Dracula's castle.
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U.K. Drug Regulator Approves First Drug to Treat Coronavirus
The first drug to treat coronavirus has been approved by the U.K.’s medicines regulator and is being introduced ASAP on the NHS. No, it's not ivermectin. It's Ronapreve, the same drug that was used to treat Donald Trump.
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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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Man Taking Legal Action Over Prison-Like Conditions at Government-Approved Quarantine Hotel
A man is taking legal action over the "despicable" conditions at a Government-approved quarantine hotel. He says the treatment he received left him "traumatised" and suffering from depression.
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