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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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Masks Have Made No Meaningful Difference to Delta – Oxford Professor

"The ONS survey results on prevalence shows that the Scottish and English approach to masking although formally different since July has made no meaningful difference to Delta" – Prof Jim Naismith

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JCVI Recommends That All Adults Should Receive Booster Jabs – And Approves Use of The Pfizer Jab For 12 to 15 Year-Olds

The JCVI has recommended that the six month wait between receiving the second dose and the booster jab should be cut in half.

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Whatever You Do, Don’t Think of the Children

We're publishing a guest post on the Daily Sceptic by law professor David McGrogan about the latest assault on children's welfare – banning parents from nativity plays for 'public health' reasons.

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Christmas Work Parties Cancelled Over Omicron Variant Fears

Many U.K. firms are moving away from holding traditional Christmas parties in favour of hosting smaller gatherings following the emergence of the Omicron variant.

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Switzerland Votes Two to One in Favour of Keeping Vaccine Passports

In a referendum that took place on Sunday, more than 60% of Swiss voters expressed their desire to keep the country's vaccine passport system.

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October’s Age-Standardised Mortality Rate Was Equal to the Five-Year Average

October's age-standardised mortality rate was about equal to the five-year average – slightly lower in fact. This suggests that many of the non-Covid 'excess' deaths we've seen recently are due to population ageing.

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Omicron Variant Will Unleash Chaos in Schools as Hated ‘Bubbles’ Threaten to Return

The omicron variant will lead to chaos in schools, with the bated 'bubbles' set to return at insistence of militant teaching unions.

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Do Online Opinion Polls Overestimate Public Support For Covid Restrictions?

We're publishing an original essay on the Daily Sceptic by Mike Hearn about the problem of 'pro-social bias' in online opinion polls, meaning the support for the Covid restrictions in opinion polls is probably overstated.

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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.

Read more