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Caroline Lucas MP Says “Cases Are Soaring”. Hasn’t She Seen the Data?
"Cases are soaring," says Caroline Lucas MP, who is calling for an inquiry into the lifting of restrictions "too soon". But the data tells a different story and experts say we may have passed the peak of the third wave.
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As Infections Plummet Following ‘Freedom Day’ the Models Predicting Catastrophe are Exposed as Fatally Flawed
As reported positive cases plummet following 'Freedom Day', the damage limitation among the doomsters begins. But they can't conceal the fact that their models have failed.
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Minister Confirms Government Not Ruling Out Barring University Students From Lectures and Halls
The Prime Minister is "raging" about the lower Covid vaccine uptake among young people, and a minister has confirmed the Government is not ruling out barring unvaccinated university students from lectures and halls.
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Has the Government Been Undermining Social Norms by Imposing Inconvenient Rules It Cannot Enforce?
Studies have shown that when people observe norms being violated, they become more likely to violate norms themselves. Has the government been undermining social norms by imposing inconvenient rules it can’t enforce?
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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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Sweden Avoided a ‘Pingdemic’. Why Couldn’t We?
A reader of the Daily Sceptic has written a guest post comparing the U.K.'s enthusiastic, money-no-object embrace of a contact-tracing app with the much more cautious approach of Sweden. Result? No 'pingdemic' in Sweden.
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Covid Cases Plummet For a Fifth Day in a row
Another day, another drop in cases. Coronavirus cases across the U.K. have fallen by nearly 40% in a week, dipping below 30,000 for the first time in a fortnight. Too early to start gloating?
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Holidays Ruined for Millions of Brits if Spain and Greece are Forced on to “Amber Plus” List
The Government is believed to be considering moving both Spain and Greece onto the "Amber Plus" List alongside France, a decision that could ruin the holiday plans of millions of Brits.
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PHE Data Shows Vaccine Effectiveness Reduced to Just 17% In Over-50s
The data in the latest technical briefings from PHE suggests that vaccine effectiveness against infection collapsed during the recent Delta surge.
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Nightclub Bosses Willing to Take Government to Court Over Vaccine Passports
Hospitality industry leaders are willing to take the Government to court over the introduction of vaccine passports at nightclubs and other large venues, which they say is "highly likely to be unlawful".
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