“Scientists urging caution on Boris are pursuing zero Covid by stealth” – “Every time a SAGE modeller preaches caution because another wave is on the way, they are implicitly proposing elimination because there are always annual surges in endemic respiratory diseases,” says Phillip Johnston in the Telegraph
“The cancellation of exams has left school leavers on the scrapheap” – “Exams have been cancelled because of politics, not epidemiology,” writes Joanna Williams in the Telegraph. “There is no scientific justification for preventing youngsters from sitting separately in exam halls when they can mingle freely in parks and shops”
“Delaying freedom day will kill clubs – and help organised crime” – Should the Government delay a full reopening past June 21st it would “risk gifting a huge slice of the country’s night economy to the black market for most, if not all, of the summer” says Henry Hill in UnHerd
“Risky business” – “Is it safe to travel this summer for a holiday in Europe?” Alasdair Palmer asks in the Critic. He reckons that the most sensible thing to do may be to “ignore the Government’s advice”
“The dangers of scientific groupthink” – “The sudden acceptability of the so-called ‘lab-leak’ theory is remarkable,” writes Patrick Hess in Spiked, and it “reminds us why we must always remain sceptical”
“Governments need to stop playing God” – “We have much to fear from governments that believe a public-health crisis gives them the right to play God with our lives,” writes political philosophy lecturer David Thunder in Spiked
“Ethical Considerations concerning COVID-19 Vaccinations” – The Rev’d Dr. Jamie Franklin, host of the Irreverend podcast, delves into vaccine ethics, arguing for a risk-benefit calculation that would rule out the majority of people from getting jabbed
“Could Covid have leaked from a Wuhan lab?” – On Spectator TV, Matt Ridley outlines how the lab leak hypothesis made the transition from wacky right-wing conspiracy theory to an increasingly plausible explanation for the origins of SARS-CoV-2 that President Biden now wants investigated. Read his accompanying feature here
“First details of Irish COVID-19 reinfection reported” – A team of clinicians in Ireland have given details of what they believe to be the first clinically reported detailed case study of COVID-19 reinfection in the country, RTE reports. The person concerned, a 40 year-old female, did not need hospitalisation the first time and the symptoms were milder the second time
“Coronavirus: Germany downgrades its risk status” – The Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases reduced Germany’s coronavirus risk status from “very high” to “high”, Deutsche Welle reports. But the Health Minister Jens Spahn has warned that the country is “still in the middle of a pandemic”
“Ontario revising vaccine strategy after latest NACI advice” – Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunisation has told health officials in Ontario that people who received an initial dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine can have an mRNA vaccine for their second jab, the Toronto Sun reports
“Uncovered emails reveal Dr. Fauci’s friendly messages to CHINESE expert” – Newly uncovered email correspondence between Dr. Fauci and Dr. George Gao, Director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, sheds light on their close cooperation in the early days of COVID-19, the Daily Mail reports
“West Virginia offering guns as prizes in COVID-19 vaccine lottery” – West Virginians who get vaccinated will be entered into a lottery, according to the New York Post, and the prizes include five custom hunting rifles, five custom hunting shotguns, two tricked-out pickup trucks and five lifetime hunting and fishing permits
“Lockdown Kitsch” – The popularity of lockdowns, social distancing and mask mandates is “a function not of fear, but of care”, says Lockdown Sceptics contributor David McGrogan in AIER
“China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu” – A 41 year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu known as H10N3, Reuters reports. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the wet market…
“WHO greenlights China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine” – The World Health Organisation has given its seal of approval to China’s Sinovac jab, according to Euronews. The WHO claims it prevented symptoms of COVID-19 in about half of those who got the shot
“Vaccines, Lies and Smears – Odysee Exclusive” – Dr. Sam Bailey rebuts a character assassination attempt against Dr. Simon Thornley, one of the epidemiologists who contributes to Plan B New Zealand
“SAGE scientists are ‘obsessed’ with the Covid virus” – Iain Duncan Smith tells Julia Hartley Brewer that there appears to be a very co-ordinated and quite deliberate push on the part of scientists to stop the reopening on June 21st
Tory MP Sir Ian Duncan Smith tells Julia that SAGE scientists are "obsessed" with the Covid virus and concern about a third wave but there needs to be a more balanced approach to ending lockdown.@JuliaHB1 | @MPIainDSpic.twitter.com/NLan8RAK35
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