There's an excellent piece on the Swiss Policy Research blog, aka the Swiss Doctor, trying to puzzle out why the world fell for the face mask folly, even though everyone knows masks don't work against respiratory viruses.
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 of the Delta variant continues to spread across the country.
Covid19 Assembly, an anti-lockdown lobby group, has organised a powerful letter signed by 133 doctors, nurses, paramedics and midwives challenging the thinking behind the Government's response to the coronavirus crisis.
The latest data from PHE shows vaccine effectiveness against Delta infection has dropped to just 15% in the over 50s. Protection against death is holding up – though seemingly not in the under-50s.
We're publishing an original piece on the Daily Sceptic today by Dr Gary Sidley, a retired NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist, about the dubious ethics of 'nudging' the public to comply with Covid restrictions.
The full reopening of secondary schools will be delayed by at least two weeks as millions of teenagers have been told they will be required to get tested for Covid on school sites before they are allowed to return.
A leaked letter from Government lawyers reveals that "no final policy decision has yet been taken" on introducing vaccine passports in nightclubs and other 'large venues', sparking confusion over the Government's plans.
The Government is launching its first antibody testing programme in which those who test positive for Covid will take antibody tests to help identify people's protection levels against different variants.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
