“The return of the flu” – “The flu has returned to some countries with high rates of natural immunity against Covid. In contrast, countries with high vaccination rates are seeing record new Covid waves,” reports Swiss Policy Research.
“French Caribbean rocked by fresh unrest over Covid measures” – “Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of Covid clashed again with security forces on Tuesday as the Paris government vowed to restore order,” reports France 24.
“Wave of excess deaths not explained by Covid” – “The U.K. is suffering a wave of excess deaths not fully explained by the Covid, according to official statistics,” reports the Times.
“Portugal reimposes Covid restrictions as cases rise” – Portugal, one of the world’s most vaccinated nations, has reimposed some restrictions to stop a surge in Covid cases, ordering all passengers flying into the country, even those fully inoculated, to show a negative test on arrival, reports Reuters.
“Assisted death only for vaccinated, euthanasia association says” – “Anyone wishing to be euthanized now has to first present proof of vaccination or recovery from Covid, as per the new guidelines issued by Germany’s euthanasia association,” reports RT.
“RFU revenues down £70 million due to impact of Covid pandemic” – “The Rugby Football Union believes it will take several years to recover from the impact of the Covid pandemic, with the governing body’s annual report detailing an underlying loss of £21.3 million,” reports the Times.
“Acting has been colonised by the posh” – Why do woke types never complain about the lack of working-class representation in showbiz? asks Julie Burchill in Spiked.
“Paedophilia is not progressive” – “Now that safe spaces and universal acceptance have become the norm, it is fashionable to tolerate all kinds of proclivities and inclinations in the name of diversity,” writes Ayaan Hirsi Ali in UnHerd.
“The decline of the humble Christmas card” – “In a world striving for equality, it is far easier to bring us all down to the lowest level than to raise us higher,” says Frederick Edwards, who comments on a new generation of ‘woke’ Christmas cards loaded with foul language in Bournbrook Magazine.
“Can the polls be trusted?” – Dr. Renee Hoenderkamp speaks to talkRadio about the legitimacy (or lack thereof) of surveys probing public support for mandatory vaccination: “The poll split people out depending on how they answered the first question. I’m very worried.”
Dr Renee Hoenderkamp says a YouGov poll that claims the majority would back a vaccine mandate gave her different statistics depending on her responses.
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