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Iceland Forced to Hire Thousands More Staff Because of “Pingdemic” Shortage
Supermarket chain Iceland is having to recruit 2,000 backup staff to stave off disruption caused by the "pingdemic" after the Government told businesses they "should not be encouraging [staff] to break isolation" rules.
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Poetry Corner
We're publishing a new poem on the Daily Sceptic by Peter Mills, which he describes as a "variant" of Stop All the Clocks by W.H. Auden.
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Vaccines Not Protecting Over-60s in Scotland From Being Hospitalised with COVID-19
A reader of the Daily Sceptic (an academic economist) has analysed the Scottish Covid data and reached a depressing conclusion: Covid vaccination seems to offer the over-60s little protection from severe illness.
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Prime Minister Faces Rebellion in Parliament Over Vaccine Passports – But Decision Will Likely Lie With Labour
Reports suggest that Boris Johnson could face a large revolt from his own MPs in a vote on the introduction of vaccine passports. But will it be enough? The decision likely rests with Labour.
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The Great Betrayal
Our leaders should be ashamed of themselves for how they have abused young people, their trust, and jeopardised their health and strangled their aspirations these past 16 months.
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New Paper Claims Lockdowns Do Not Cause More Health Harms Than They Prevent, but It Misses the Big Picture
A new paper claims that lockdowns do not cause more health harms than they prevent. But the harmful long-term effects of lockdown are yet to be quantified, so the authors have little basis for their conclusion.
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Mandatory Face Masks and Advice to Work From Home Should Be Reintroduced to Keep Figures “Under Control”, Say SAGE Scientists
The finality of the July 19th "terminus date" is being put to test as SAGE scientists are telling the Government to reintroduce some restrictions, including mandatory face masks, to keep the figures "under control".
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News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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Border Officials Told to Stop Checking Test Status of People Arriving in England From Green and Amber Countries
While plans are being drafted to prevent 'unjabbed' Brits from living normally, Border Officials have reportedly been told to stop making basic Covid checks on people arriving into England from Green and Amber countries.
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Vaccine Passport Checks Could Be Introduced at Football Grounds
As we await clarification on what "large venues" will be forced to check vaccine passports, reports suggest that unvaccinated Brits could be denied entry to sports events of a certain size, under new Government plans.
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