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Lockdown Musical Explores the Profound Questions: What Makes a Life Worth Living? Does a Scotch Egg Really Constitute a Substantial Meal?
Scotch Egg is a hilarious new musical running this weekend in London which joyfully mocks the powerful and the tragic absurdities of lockdown.
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How We Know That Official Covid Deaths Are Overestimated
How do we know that official Covid deaths are overestimated? In the two-month period from March to April of 2021, more than 4,000 Covid deaths were recorded in England. Yet excess mortality was negative.
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Lockdown Sceptics Were Pilloried, Sacked and Cancelled – But Now People Agree We Were Right
Allison Pearson lists the most lunatic lockdown measures as she recalls being pilloried for being a lockdown sceptic, but increasingly her opponents are admitting she was right.
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Leaked Department of Health Memo Warns Ministers That NHS Vaccine Mandate May Not Survive Judicial Review as Vaccine Effectiveness Falls to Zero
As the deadline for the NHS vaccine mandate approaches, a leaked DHSC memo warns ministers that the evidence of vaccine effectiveness against Omicron dropping to zero casts doubts over the new law’s proportionality.
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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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Deaths Are Below Average For This Time of Year, According to ONS
Deaths in England and Wales were 7.8% below the five-year average for the week ending January 7th, ONS data show, in the latest sign that the pandemic is coming to an end.
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Scotland’s Glorious Leader Nic Sturge-on Graciously Allows Pub Customers to be Served Standing Up
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has agreed to lift those Covid restrictions brought in to combat the Omicron variant, admitting the country is on the "downward slope" of infections. However, masks remain mandatory.
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Vaccine Safety Update
The 23rd of our round-ups of Covid vaccine safety reports and news from a group of medics to inform the debate on vaccination.
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WHO Warns Government Not to Lift Plan B Restrictions
The WHO has warned the Government against lifting Plan B restrictions, calling it "unwise" – but Tory MPs disagree, saying the Government would "be mad" to keep the mask mandate in place.
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Fourth Vaccine Dose Makes No Difference, Study From Israel Shows, as Infections and ICU Admissions Surge
A fourth dose of Covid mRNA vaccine is not effective against Omicron infection, preliminary research from Israel has shown – as the Omicron surge hits ICUs.
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