“Covid staff shortage could shut meat production lines” – One in 10 of the workforce in the meat processing industry has been told to isolate by the NHS app, according to the BBC, which may force some companies to start shutting down production lines
“Deaths from Covid ‘incredibly rare’ among children” – Nature highlights the findings of a new analysis of hospital admissions and reported deaths in England which confirmed that children are at very low risk of dying from COVID-19
“Shocking BBC and NHS propaganda uncovered” – Journalist James Townsend investigates an alarming story from the BBC about the distress of doctors in the University Hospital of North Tees. Turns out, there have been no Covid deaths there for 76 days
“‘This Frankenstein Parliament has been rotten for democracy’” – “The past 16 months have taken huge chunks out of our liberties and our way of life, and they’re not all going to come flooding back on Monday,” says Michael Dobbs in the Telegraph. “In fact, unless we’re careful some of the very important freedoms may not come back at all”
“Will Boris ever defy the doom and gloom scientists?” – “Boris Johnson had hoped to leave it to our discretion – but has instead succeeded in devolving the decision-making to the most risk averse members of our post-pandemic United Pingdom,” says Camilla Tominey in the Telegraph
“ Pingdemic debacle is lockdown by back door” – Writing for the Daily Mail, Professor David Paton suggests making the Test and Trace system “more advisory in nature, providing information and guidance as opposed to requiring people to isolate”
“Notes from the Blunderground” – Freddie Attenborough, a regular contributor to Lockdown Sceptics, has launched a substack account with a piece about his book on lockdowns, Notes from the Blunderground: Culture in the time of COVID-19
“A Small Prediction” – Market Thinking celebrates the “last hurrah of the officious state”
“Freedom fetishists, unite!” – The Conservative Woman‘s Kathy Gyngell recommends an interview with Victor Davis Hanson on American Thought Leaders discussing the politicisation of the virus
“Spain: Curfew restored in Catalonia as COVID-19 cases soar” – With the 14-day incidence rate in Catalonia standing at more than 1,000 cases per 100,000, the night-time curfew has been reinstated in several cities, including Barcelona, according to Euronews
“We’re panicking too much over latest Covid outbreaks” – Professor Jonathan Halevy, a top Israeli hospital official, has argued that fears arising from the recent Covid outbreaks have been exaggerated, according to Arutz Sheva 7, and there shouldn’t be another lockdown
“Let’s Not Pretend We Defeated Lockdowns” – “As much as I am glad that the lockdowns seem to be over in the United States,” says the AIER’s Ethan Yang, “I can’t help but notice that our freedom was not won, it was granted to us”
“No COVID-19 vaccines needed for children and teens” – “The vaccines should be prioritised and given only to the very elderly and other high-risk persons,” write Paul Elias Alexander, Dr Howard Tenenbaum and Dr. Pervez Dara for LifeSiteNews
“Daniel Andrews’ dig at NSW over lockdown” – Victorian Premier Dan Andrews made a point of saying that, unlike in Sydney, “retail is shut”, according to news.com.au. “There will be no browsing… That’s what has worked before in Melbourne and it is what will work again”
“Upholding the truth in a time of universal deceit” – Sanjeev Sabhlok announces to Spectator Australia readers that he has formally applied to register the new Australia’s Representatives Party as he plans a political fightback against Covid madness
“Forget the Cheese of Zero Covid. Escape the Mousetrap of Lockdowns” – Professor Ramesh Thakur and Lieutenant Colonel David Redman provide Strategic Analysis with a thorough critique of lockdown policies, whose “many harms are far easier to demonstrate than benefits”
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