Face Masks Don’t Work Against Respiratory Viruses. So Why Did so Many Public Authorities Impose Mask Mandates?
There's an excellent piece on the Swiss Policy Research blog, aka the Swiss Doctor, trying to puzzle out why the...
Day: 22 August 2021
New Zealand Covid Response Minister Concedes Zero-Covid Policy No Longer Viable Following Delta Outbreak
Who could've predicted this? New Zealand's COVID-19 Response Minister has acknowledged that the "zero-Covid" policy hasn't worked, as an outbreak...
Government’s Response to Pandemic is Based on Flawed Assumptions, According to 133 Healthcare Professionals
Covid19 Assembly, an anti-lockdown lobby group, has organised a powerful letter signed by 133 doctors, nurses, paramedics and midwives challenging...
Latest PHE Data Shows Vaccine Effectiveness Down to Just 15% in the Over-50s, 37% in the Under-50s. Deaths Cut by 76% in Over-50s, But Just 12% in Under-50s
The latest data from PHE shows vaccine effectiveness against Delta infection has dropped to just 15% in the over 50s....
The Dubious Ethics of ‘Nudging’ the Public to Comply With Covid Restrictions
We're publishing an original piece on the Daily Sceptic today by Dr Gary Sidley, a retired NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist,...
The Dubious Ethics of ‘Nudging’ the Public to Comply With Covid Restrictions
by Dr. Gary Sidley A middle-aged woman, walking along a pavement in the afternoon sunshine, sees a young family approaching...
Full Opening of England’s Secondary Schools to be Delayed by at Least Two Weeks
The full reopening of secondary schools will be delayed by at least two weeks as millions of teenagers have been...
Could Boris Bottle It on Vaccine Passports?
A leaked letter from Government lawyers reveals that "no final policy decision has yet been taken" on introducing vaccine passports...
Government Launching Antibody Testing Programme for Those Who Test Covid Positive
The Government is launching its first antibody testing programme in which those who test positive for Covid will take antibody...
News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and...
