Day: 10 October 2021

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.

The Chief Executive of the U.K. Health Security Agency says Covid may no longer be the "most significant" threat to health, especially given the impact of lockdowns and social distancing on immunity to seasonal flu.

Government figures are fuming that a quarter of Football League players don't intend to get 'jabbed'. The papers say these "vaccine rebels" have fallen victim to "conspiracy theories".

The New York Times has been forced to correct a piece it published earlier this week which claimed "nearly 900,000 children have been hospitalised with Covid since the pandemic began". The real figure is 63,000.

The latest PHE report shows infection rates in the vaccinated well above those in the unvaccinated in the over-40s. For how long can governments ignore the truth that vaccine passports and mandates are pointless?