“Pfizer Covid vaccine 86% effective after third shot” – The Pfizer Covid vaccine has been shown to be 86% effective in preventing infection among over-60s after a third dose, according to initial results published by Maccabi Health Services, as reported in the JerusalemPost.
“Booster vaccines should not be administered, WHO warns as U.S. gives green light” – The World Health Organisation says Covid booster vaccines are not necessary and calls on countries with high vaccination rates to donate surplus vaccines to poorer countries rather than administering third doses, reports the Telegraph.
“The role of the BBC in emergencies” – “It would have been reasonable to have read this BBC News piece and to have formed the (false) impression that Covid now poses a greater hospitalisation risk to younger adults,” writes Jamie Walden in his latest column in Bournbrook Magazine.
“Is it time to stop blaming China?” – “The outcomes of our response to Covid include a bankrupt country, record waiting lists for NHS treatment, some remarkable statistics regarding suicide and a host of other problems regarding child abuse, domestic violence and mental health problems. China did not do this to us… our own Government did.” A blistering piece in Unity News Network.
“Vaccinations, Coercion and the Rule of Law” – “The Australian Constitution prohibits any form of compulsion, which would subject citizens to medical or pharmaceutical services, including mandatory vaccination,” writes Augusto Zimmermann and Gabriël Moens in Quadrant.
“Cattle don’t cause global warming, they’re already net zero” – “The Green Wreckers who destroyed Australia’s cheap, reliable electricity are now targeting our cattle industry,” writes Viv Forbes in TCW Defending Freedom. “They use fake science and false advertising to threaten our right to produce and consume real meat.”
“New Confirmation that Climate Models Overstate Atmospheric Warming” – Two new peer-reviewed papers from independent teams confirm that climate models overstate atmospheric warming and the problem has gotten worse over time, not better, reports Watts Up With That.
“Nigella Lawson’s pal accused of racist cooking” – Pippa Middlehurst, a friend of Nigella Lawson, has been forced to fight back after being accused of racism for daring to publish a Chinese cookbook even though she’s white, reports the Mail.
“Biden’s most heartless betrayal” – The American Government cares more about pronouns than the fate of Afghan women, writes Ayaan Hirsi Ali in UnHerd.
“Twitter Tests New Feature for Users to Flag ‘Misleading’ Posts” – Twitter has announced it is testing a feature that lets people report tweets they think are misleading, with with the objective of scaling up its “broader misinformation work”, reports the Epoch Times.
The competition watchdog is set to investigate sky high PCR test prices.
Travel writer Ben Clatworthy: "It's ridiculous that providers are charging hundreds of pounds. It's a complete racket and underhand way of travel restrictions by stealth."@JuliaHB1 | @benclatworthypic.twitter.com/UiUVHeQt7d
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