“Covid infection level in England falls to one in 75 people” – A drop in the Covid infection level in England has been matched by a drop in the R number, which has fallen to between 0.8 and 1.1, compared with last week’s reported range of 1.1 to 1.4, reports the Guardian.
“No plans for vaccine passports in Wales, says First Minister” – Some good news from Wales, where First Minister Mark Drakeford says there are no plans to introduce vaccine passports. He will, however, continue to “weigh up” whether they are necessary, reports the Evening Standard.
“The NHS has never been the ‘envy of the world’” – The NHS has slipped down the rankings of the Commonwealth Fund “Mirror Mirror” study. But should it have been that high in the first place, asks Kate Andrews in the Spectator.
“Is Covid being used as an excuse to stop cheap travel?” – “Covid may now have become an excuse for doing what some of our elitist leaders have perhaps dreamed of for years: putting an end to the cheap package holiday,” writes Ross Clark in the Telegraph.
“Thank You, NHS” – “While Brits thanked the NHS, erected murals, and clapped into the abyss, the country plunged further into catastrophe,” writes Thomas McKenna in his latest Bournbrook Magazine column.
“South Korea to compensate nurse paralysed after AstraZeneca vaccine” – A nursing assistant has been paralysed after getting the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine and will receive compensation from the South Korean state due to having been recognised as a victim of an industrial accident, reports RT.
“Why so many Americans are refusing to get vaccinated” – With so many organisations adopting mandatory vaccination policies, it is now more important than ever that the decision makers creating these invasive policies understand why nearly half of America is against vaccination with the current Covid vaccines, writes ‘VaccineTruth’ in TrialSite.
“What If China Never Reopens?” – Keeping the borders closed may make it easier to govern China near-term, but the broader consequences would be tragic and potentially dangerous, writes Eyck Freymann in Wire China.
“Playing the wild card” – “Britain can never be a pristine wilderness. Whether we like it or not, the human imprint is on the quilt of Britain’s countryside,” writes Matt Ridley in the Critic.
“Woke censors put offensiveness warning on classic ‘Allo ‘Allo episodes” – A message appears on the screen before each episode of ‘Allo ‘Allo on Britbox, which reads: “This classic comedy contains language and attitudes of the time that may offend some viewers,” reports Mail Online.
“Does Owen Jones have a woman problem?” – “So high on certainty is Owen Jones that he consistently uses his considerable social media platform to denounce ‘transphobes’, who invariably end up being women,” writes Douglas Murray in UnHerd.
“Florida is a place for freedom, not a ‘biomedical security state’” – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lambasts President Joe Biden for forcing children to wear face masks in school rather than leaving the decision to parents and for working to make Covid vaccination a proviso for living a normal life.
Gov. Ron DeSantis blasts Joe Biden, tells him to do his job and that Florida is a place for freedom, not a "biomedical security state." pic.twitter.com/bsarqlnbHY
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) August 4, 2021
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