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Does This Data From Public Health Scotland Show that Vaccine Effectiveness Against Death is Just 46%?
A rough calculation based on recent death data from PHS suggests that, with 87% of deaths in the vaccinated, vaccine effectiveness against death may be considerably less than studies have suggested.
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Tens of Millions of Brits Will Be Offered Pfizer Booster Vaccine This Autumn
Millions of Brits will be offered a Pfizer vaccine booster later this year, even if their first two doses were from another provider, because it has proved to be more effective against the Delta Covid variant.
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Andrew Bridgen MP Criticises Government Over “Serious Infringement on People’s Liberties” Threatened by Vaccine Passports
Andrew Bridgen MP has criticised the Government for "trying to aggressively coerce young people" into getting 'jabbed' with threats of vaccine passports, but says the plans would not pass through the House of Commons.
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Australia Uses Helicopters and the Army to Enforce Lockdown Rules
Australia is using its army to enforce strict 'Zero-Covid' lockdown measures, with helicopters flying over parts of the country telling rule-breakers: "You will be found and fines issued."
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News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about Covid and other areas of warranted scepticism in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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Positive Covid Tests Drop Week-on-Week for 10th Day in a Row
Positive Covid tests fell again today, both compared to yesterday and compared to last Saturday, making it the tenth day in a row reported infections have dropped week-on-week. Can we go back to normal now, please?
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Boris Johnson Faces Rebellion on Vaccine Passports From Within Cabinet
Reports suggest that some criticism of the Government on vaccine passports is coming from within cabinet, as the number of Tory MPs expected to vote against the PM’s plans has upped slightly to more than 50.
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“You’d Have to be Crackers to Book a Holiday”
A raging battle has erupted in the Cabinet over plans for a danger list of countries – an 'Amber watch list' – that could see destinations like Spain and Italy suddenly move to red.
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Plans to Bar Unvaccinated University Students From Lectures and Halls Shelved
Plans for unvaccinated university students to be barred from attending lectures and from living in halls have been dropped, according to reports, despite Dominic Raab saying no decision would be made until September.
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Pop-Up Vaccine Clinics Opening at Festivals to Persuade Young Brits to Get ‘Jabbed’
Spectators at music festivals and circuses are being encouraged to get vaccinated against Covid at pop-up clinics, with some offering free food to those who get 'jabbed', in an attempt to boost take-up in young Brits.
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