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“U.K. decision on Covid jabs for children expected imminently ” – The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation held a long discussion on the issue followed by a vote earlier this week, reports the Guardian . “Children not showing symptoms of Covid should stay at school, says Oxford professor ” – On the latest Planet Normal podcast, Professor Carl Heneghan tells listeners why it may be time to stop mass testing schoolchildren. “Bring back self-isolation for children if cases rise in schools, says teaching union ” – NASUWT urges ministers to not be complacent and to reintroduce regular onsite testing, reports the Telegraph . “Covid cases fell in four-fifths of areas in England ” – Public Health England’s weekly report said 117 out of 149 councils saw their ‘cases’ drop in the week to August 29th compared to the previous seven-day spell, reports MailOnline . “In England, the Covid epidemic has de facto ended. Here’s what that means ” – The exponential growth we saw in the 2020 waves, with more and more hospitalisations each week for an extended period, is no longer possible, writes Andrew Lilico in the Telegraph . “Treasury civil servants to work from home forever in blow to Rishi Sunak ” – Job adverts for roles at HM Treasury reveal that staff will be allowed to work from home in a hybrid pattern on a permanent basis, reports City AM . “Get a grip: why are we still afraid of handshakes? ” – Covid paranoia has seen us jettison life’s simple pleasures, with the traditional greeting going the same way as tea at the hairdresser’s, writes Hannah Betts in the Telegraph . “The Mail’s shameful witch-hunt of ‘selfish’ vaccine refusers ” – “The Mail has shamefully led the charge along this road with vicious personal attacks on those who deviate from the vaccine narrative,” writes Mary McGreechin in TCW Defending Freedom . “More than 32,000 Scottish school pupils absent this week ” – The figures for this week included those who had the virus and those self-isolating due to a close contact, reports BBC News. “ACLU slammed for claiming mandatory Covid vaccination ‘furthers civil liberties’ and saying right to bodily autonomy not ‘absolute’ ” – The American Civil Liberties Union has been publicly condemned after arguing that mandatory Covid vaccination actually advances civil liberties instead of compromising them, reports Russia Today . “Israel is now the world’s Covid hotspot despite leading jab charge ” – The country recorded 1,892 cases per million people on Wednesday – nearly 0.2% of the entire population in a single day, reports MailOnline . “PCR testing is a ‘criminal offence’ under Canadian law, expert lawyer says ” – A constitutional rights lawyer says that PCR tests being used to identify individuals with Covid are illegal to require and/or administer per Canadian law, reports Life Site . “Mainland Portugal lifts 14-day quarantine rule for unvaccinated Britons ” – Fully jabbed travellers will still have to show a negative test result on arrival and the rules will remain unchanged for the unvaccinated, reports the Telegraph . “‘Enough’: Australian newspaper The Age comes out against extended lockdown in fiery editorial ” – Australia’s The Age newspaper has published an extensive editorial article harshly criticising the state Government’s handling of Covid and recent lockdown extensions, reports Russia Today . “Boris promised not to raise taxes. So why betray his manifesto now? ” – The PM is hoping that higher spending will result in better services. That’s a very big gamble, writes Fraser Nelson in the Telegraph . “Top A-level exam pupils could be given new A** grade ” – A new grade of A** could be introduced at A level, reports the Times . “So now it is child exploitation? Nevermind! ” – “According to Spencer Elden’s lawyers, the image used on Nirvana’s album cover has resulted in ‘his widespread sexual exploitation and image trafficking’. As a result, he is seeking $2.5million in damages,” writes Frederick Edward in Bounrbrook Magazine . “Why I gave up on Extinction Rebellion ” – Performative anti-capitalism won’t change anything, writes Poppy Coburn in UnHerd . “We commend Ofcom for backing free speech in Piers Morgan’s landmark case ” – “This was a landmark case – and Ofcom reached the only proper and sane conclusion,” writes the Sun . “Geoff Norcott on The Mash Report, Right-wing comedy and the farce of moral certainty ” – Back on our screens, the satirical comedy show is one of the few shows to take on the woke orthodoxy, argues the conservative comedian in the Telegraph . “Professor of Evidence Based Medicine criticises media scaremongering over Covid data following the Bank Holiday ” – “Their headlines drive the clickbait of what’s happening. It’s unhelpful and having impacts on society and how they behave,” says Professor Carl Heneghan on talkRADIO.
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