Positive Tests Pass 4,000 for the First Time Since April – but Covid Deaths Stay Flat
There was another rise in positive tests today, which passed 4,000 for the first time since April, but reported Covid...
Day: 28 May 2021
More Than Half of Brits Have Not Hugged a Friend or Relative Since the Easing of Restrictions, New Polling Suggests
New polling suggests that over 50% of Brits have not yet cuddled a loved one since the easing of restrictions...
Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine Approved for Use in U.K.
The Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine has been approved for use in the U.K. after regulators initially held back on...
Must We be Sensible Forever?
We're publishing a new piece today by Dr. Sinéad Murphy, an Associate Researcher in Philosophy at Newcastle University, about the...
Ministers Sign £21 Million Renewable Vaccine Passport Contract
Michael Gove said yesterday that plans for vaccine passports could still be dropped – but ministers have already signed several...
Let’s Not Be Sensible, Folks
by Sinéad Murphy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN5B27zT29Y My little boy with autism is back at school, for three days in the week. His...
Average Age of Newly Infected Brits Drops to 29
The average age of newly infected Brits has fallen from 41 at the beginning of the year to just 29...
Switch to Remote Learning Caused Large Increases in School Dropout and Learning Losses in Brazil
Researchers found that remote learning was associated with large increases in school dropout and learning losses in Brazil. They conclude...
News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours –...
