“Return of holidays abroad for people who are fully vaccinated” – In plans currently under consideration, double-jabbed Brits could be allowed to travel to amber listed countries without having to quarantine on their return, the Telegraph reports
“‘Covid Pass’ to open up summer of sport” – By means of the Covid Pass app, fans will be able to show they have either had both jabs, a recent negative test or recovered from the virus in the last six months in order to attend sporting events, the Daily Mail reports. Big Brother Watch points out that the ‘official review’ has yet to be completed
“COVID-19 vaccine doubters more likely to be convinced if offered a choice of jab” – A study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that nearly a quarter of those who were unsure about the jab said they could be convinced by being given a choice of vaccines, the Telegraph reports. By contrast, only 11% said they could be swayed by NHS advice
“Professor’s ‘unforgivable’ wrong vaccine advice to BBC’s child viewers” – Professor Devi Sridhar has come under fire after she told the BBC’s Newsround – a television programme for children – that the Pfizer jab was “100% safe”, a claim which the BBC has now retracted, according to Sally Beck in the Conservative Woman
“Child sacrifice on the altar of Big Pharma” – During the Second World War, our ancestors “faced the danger themselves and put their children out of harm’s way” writes the Conservative Woman’s Elephant City. “Now, as we set about vaccinating our children against COVID-19, we are doing the exact opposite”
“Conservatives blast Trudeau over 10-hour quarantine in ‘special’ Ottawa hotel” – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau only had to spend 10 hours in quarantine, the Post Millennial says, as he got his COVID-19 test back overnight in what would appear to be a record turnaround. His political opponents were not impressed
“More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in U.S. by Christmas 2019” – A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest that Covid appeared in the U.S. in December 2019, Medical Xpress reports
“Defining Down Freedom” – “COVID-19 is enabling politicians to turn freedom from an individual right into a conditional bureaucratic dispensation,” writes James Bovard at the AIER
“Has the Government Forgotten How Society Works?” – The behaviour of governments in response to Covid is “not unprecedented”, says Ethan Yang at AIER. “For the past hundred years or more, our government has become increasingly out of touch with sound economic principles and social science”
“Washington’s Inoculation Gamble” – Julius Reuchel does what public health authorities have refused to do and calculates the “odds of death from the virus so you can weigh those odds against the risks of getting the jab”
“The stars aligned and Andrew Cuomo let some real science slip out” – “If you get a vaccine, you don’t have to worry about unvaccinated people,” the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said. “You may not be vaccinated, but you don’t pose a risk to me because I am vaccinated. So if you are vaccinated, what do you worry about?”
“Andrew Cuomo’s Call for Living Life Is Way Too Little, Too Late” – “Life is about interacting,” says Governor Cuomo. “Make no mistake,” says Jeffrey Tucker in RealClearMarkets, his new rhetoric “isn’t really about science but politics. Restrictions were no longer tenable”
“‘Pandemic puppies’ experiencing behaviour challenges” – A new study suggests that puppies adopted by Americans working from home throughout the pandemic are suffering from stress and anxiety as their owners return to work, according to the Daily Mail
“Kim warns of ‘tense’ food situation, longer Covid lockdown” – While opening a political conference on rescuing a broken economy, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of potential food shortages and urged the country to brace for extended restrictions. He neglected to mention that North Koreans have been starving since long before the pandemic
Here @SteveBakerHW makes many crucial points; damages of lockdowns, impacts Hospitality, Nudge Units as per @BareReality A State Of Fear Polling & why we need Freedom back or country changed forever. Hug not dance?
By any measure the emergency has passed and yet freedoms are still withheld.
The Government will not allow us to assess for ourselves the risks that we are prepared to encounter in our everyday lives. The Government does not trust the people that it governs. pic.twitter.com/PINgC61arb
— rt hon Sir Desmond Swayne TD MP (@DesmondSwayne) June 16, 2021
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