Day: 19 November 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.

National University Ireland Galway is to begin using CCTV to track down unmasked students and bring disciplinary action against them.

A re-analysis of ONS data finds that VE against death has been overstated due to not taking into account the delay between infection and death. It also uncovers an alarming spike in Covid deaths following vaccination.

The Welsh cinema that was shut down for 28 days after refusing to comply with the Welsh Government's rules on vaccine passports has raised over £45,000 via Crowdfunder. Let's get it to £100,000.

Greece has joined a growing number of European countries placing restrictions on its unvaccinated population. From Monday, the unvaccinated are banned from entering indoor spaces such as gyms and restaurants.

Austria has become the first country in Europe to make the Covid vaccine compulsory. From February 1st, all adults will be required to have the vaccine.

The French Academy of Medicine has declared its opposition to vaccinating healthy children, arguing that the benefits do not outweigh the risks.

A recent CDC study found that non-Covid death rates were higher among the unvaccinated, indicating that people who get vaccinated are less likely to die for any reason. This could be bad news for vaccine effectiveness.

Vaccine effectiveness remains negative in 30-79 year-olds and not much better elsewhere, according to the latest UKHSA data, despite the boosters beginning to kick in.