Deaths Are Below Average For This Time of Year, According to ONS
Deaths in England and Wales were 7.8% below the five-year average for the week ending January 7th, ONS data show, in the latest sign that the pandemic is coming to an end.
Day: 18 January 2022
Scotland’s Glorious Leader Nic Sturge-on Graciously Allows Pub Customers to be Served Standing Up
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has agreed to lift those Covid restrictions brought in to combat the Omicron variant, admitting the country is on the "downward slope" of infections. However, masks remain mandatory.
Vaccine Safety Update
The 23rd of our round-ups of Covid vaccine safety reports and news from a group of medics to inform the debate on vaccination.
WHO Warns Government Not to Lift Plan B Restrictions
The WHO has warned the Government against lifting Plan B restrictions, calling it "unwise" – but Tory MPs disagree, saying the Government would "be mad" to keep the mask mandate in place.
Fourth Vaccine Dose Makes No Difference, Study From Israel Shows, as Infections and ICU Admissions Surge
A fourth dose of Covid mRNA vaccine is not effective against Omicron infection, preliminary research from Israel has shown – as the Omicron surge hits ICUs.
Dismissals to Begin in Days as NHS Vaccine Mandate Deadline Looms
The NHS will begin sacking staff who have not had a Covid vaccine in just 16 days as the deadline to receive the first jab approaches on February 3rd – despite the NHS being desperately short of staff.
News Round-Up
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.
