Tag Archive: Indian variant
Children Told They Must Continue to Wear Face Masks in Classrooms by Local Authorities in Blackburn and Darwen, Bolton, Lancashire and Sefton
The Indian variant has been used to justify the Government U-turning on ending mask-wearing in the classroom, with areas where the strain is more dominant having been told to keep to the mask mandate in place.
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“The Risk Is That a Small Number of Unvaccinated Idiots Ruin It for Everyone Else,” Says Minister
The Government is considering extending lockdown beyond June 21st to protect those who refuse the vaccine from the Indian variant. According to one minister, some unvaccinated "idiots" risk ruining it for everyone else.
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Does the AstraZeneca Vaccine Give 97% Protection Against the Indian Variant? This Science-by-Press-Release Tells Us Nothing
A new study from India claims that the AstraZeneca vaccine offers 97% protection against Covid infection. But it's just a press release, there's no control group, and the figures don't make sense.
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Government NERVTAG Adviser Appears on the BBC Questioning the Models, Masks, Lockdowns and More
Professor Robert Dingwall, a member of NERVTAG, appeared on BBC Radio 5 this morning to talk about the Indian variant, vaccines, models, masks and lockdowns. This is about as sceptical as you will get on the BBC.
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There Is a “High Degree of Confidence” That Vaccines Work Against Indian Variant, Says Matt Hancock
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says there is a "high degree of confidence" that vaccines work against the Indian Covid variant, but that it can "spread like wildfire" among those who are unvaccinated.
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With Its Latest Model of Doom, Predicting 10,000 Hospital Admissions a Day in Mid-July, SAGE’s Connection to Reality Has Finally Snapped
SAGE's claim that the Indian variant could mean 10,000 hospital admissions a day in mid-July assumes that between 30% and 60% of the U.K. population could become infected with the new variant in a single week. Yeah, right.
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Lockdown Easing Postponed – in Scotland!
Scotland's Supreme Leader, Nic Sturge-On, has announced that the lockdown rules will remain in force in Glasgow and Moray after Monday while restrictions are eased in the rest of Scotland.
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Boris Confirms “Nothing” is Ruled Out in Responding to Indian Variant. How Worried Should We Be?
Boris Johnson confirmed today that "nothing" is ruled out in responding to the Indian variant including new lockdowns. But does the data show that the variant is anything for us to worry about?
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