“Is the Government split on shelving free lateral flow tests?” – The Sunday Times has splashed that free lateral flow tests could be on the way out, but with Nadhim Zahawi denying it it’s clear there’s a split in Government over this, writes Angus Colwell in the Spectator.
“The Government must commit to learning to live with Covid” – The Cabinet concedes that Covid is now a relatively mild endemic disease to which we will have to adapt, but only up to a point, and it needs to go further, says the Telegraph in its leading article.
“Top Research Chief for India: Merck’s Molnupiravir has ‘Major Safety Concerns’” – The Head of the Indian Council of Medical Research has warned that the approved Covid treatment “can cause teratogenicity and mutagenicity and cause cartilage damage and be damaging to the muscles” and can also harm unborn children, reports TrialSite News.
“Covid Vaccination and Pregnancy” – According to a preliminary analysis of British data, Covid vaccination during pregnancy might be associated with a 33% increased risk of stillbirth, reports the Swiss Doctor.
“Has Covid vaccine efficacy turned negative?” – Data from highly vaccinated countries suggests strongly that the answer is yes; vaccinated people are at higher risk of infection from Omicron, writes Alex Berenson on his Substack page.
“University students given ‘trigger warnings’ for classic literature” – Critics last night described the cautions given to students at Salford University as “absurd”. Tory MP Andrew Bridgen said it was ridiculous that adults “have to be protected” from the stories, reports the Mail.
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