An aeroplane travelling from Miami to London turned back because a passenger refused to wear a face mask, the airline has said. What a ridiculous waste of fuel, time and money.
From this weekend, Irish pubs, restaurants and other hospitality outlets can return to normal operations, and customers will not be asked for to show a digital Covid pass, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has announced.
Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford has accused the UK Government of abandoning the Science. But why does his 'Alert Level Zero' still involve masks and vaccine passports?
Research from both the U.S. and the U.K. has found that vaccinated people are less likely to die of non-Covid causes. This suggests that vaccine effectiveness against severe Covid may has been overestimated.
On closer inspection, the claim that ONS data support vaccine efficacy against death is cast into doubt because there is a range of fundamental inconsistencies and flaws.
The Austrian equivalent of the House of Commons voted yesterday in favour of the new Government proposals to fine the unvaccinated the equivalent of thousands of pounds.
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.
