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.
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.
In this week's London Calling, the topics are Mexico (which you can enter without being vaccinated), Trudeau's uncertain political future and Jack Reacher's implausibly muscly body, given that he never goes to the gym.
Professor John Ioannidis has written a paper for BMJ Open Research exploring how pro-lockdown scientists used social media to smear sceptical scientists, thereby shutting down debate.
Even if we just consider ‘misinformation’ surrounding the vaccines, the mainstream media comes out looking far worse than Rogan. Add in the ‘lab leak conspiracy theory’ narrative, and there’s really no comparison.
The 26th of our round-ups of Covid vaccine safety reports and news from a group of medics to inform the debate on vaccination.
It's being reported that Hong Kong's hospitals are at capacity and overflowing with patients during the current Omicron wave. But why, when reported cases and deaths are so low?
Free PCR and possibly also lateral flow tests will be axed within weeks as part of the PM's plan to live with Covid, though tests are likely to stay free for vulnerable people and within hospitals and high-risk settings.
In January this year, the Australian Government announced $1 billion Australian dollars to save the Great Barrier Reef. Why, when in the last year the Reef grew by over 26%, all by itself?
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.
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