News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and...
Day: 24 September 2021
U.K. Set to Join E.U.’s Covid Vaccine Passport Scheme – Would Make Launching Domestic Passport Scheme Quicker
Britain is set to join the E.U.'s vaccine passport scheme. "To make journeys easier," according to Government officials. Joining it...
Postcard From the Rhine
We're publishing a new Postcard today from a Daily Sceptic reader – this one about a trip he and his...
According to ONS, No. of Infected Shrunk by 11% Last Week and R Rate Dropped to Below One – and SAGE Wildly Over-Estimated Hospital Admissions
Number of people infected with COVID-19 in the w/e September 18th was 11% lower than the previous week, R is...
NHS Cancer Patient Backlog Could Take Over a Decade to Clear
The cancer patient backlog in the NHS – caused in part by the "stay at home, protect the NHS" drive...
Jedi Cancelled by Scientific American For Being ‘White Saviours’
Scientific American has published a paper urging Social Justice Warriors not to call themselves 'Jedi' because the Jedi are "prone...
CDC Ignores Advisory Panel and Backs Booster Jabs for Under-65s in ‘High-Risk’ Work Settings, Including Teachers
The U.S. CDC has ignored the verdict of its own Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices that people under the age...
August’s Age-Standardised Mortality Rate Was 2.5% Higher Than the Five-Year Average
August's age-standardised mortality rate was 2.5% higher than the five-year average. But looking at age-adjusted mortality in the first eight...
The Plastic Health Crisis
We're publishing an original essay on the Daily Sceptic today by Dr. Sinéad Murphy, an Associate Researcher in Philosophy at...
Vaccine Effectiveness Drops Further in the Over-40s, To as Low as Minus 53%, New PHE Report Shows – And That’s a Fact
Infection rates in the over-40s are now even higher in the vaccinated than in the unvaccinated – and no amount...
