News Round Up

“Need we fear a third wave after lockdown ends?” – “Even with a genuine abolition of restrictions after June 21st, (including social distancing), the ‘third wave’ of infections should be minimal,” writes Bristol University Academic Philip Thomas in the Spectator
“Damn these ludicrous and cruel Covid rules that condemned the Queen to grieve alone while her subjects packed shops” – Writing in MailOnline, Dan Wootton rails against the nonsensical rules that apply to funerals
“Britain can beat Indian double mutant Covid variant” – Professor Adam Finn of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation think it unlikely that the Indian variant will scupper the roadmap out of lockdown, according to MailOnline
“Crumbling faith in No 10’s lockdown strategy is turning the public into conspiracy theorists” – “There is now a real sense that frightening the population into obedience is more important than telling the truth,” writes Janet Daley in the Sunday Telegraph, “and that faith in the Government’s promises – even in a crisis – is for mugs”
“Allow all students to return to university at the start of the Summer term” – A parliamentary petition asking that students be allowed back to their campuses for the Summer term after more than a year of disruption
“Landmark UK department stores at risk as Covid changes city centres” – A feature in the Observer about the historic department store buildings which are at risk of redevelopment as town centres reinvent themselves following the lockdowns
“Only eight countries would make green list for safe travel from May 17th, industry modelling suggests” – The ‘green list’ for safe travel from May 17th will probably be quite short, the Telegraph reports, and two of the permitted countries, Australia and New Zealand, are closed to foreign tourists
“Is the Astra-Zeneca vaccine killing people?” – In his latest blog, Sebastian Rushworth gets in to the weeds of what’s happened with the AstraZeneca jab
“Vaccine risks versus rewards – what your GP won’t tell you” – “The hardest thing to remember is that your fear does not alter the risk,” writes Suzie Halewood for the Conservative Woman, with COVID-19 and vaccines, as with everything else
“Disturb the balance of nature at our peril” – “The more we shift ourselves away from nature,” says Dr. Mark Shaw in the Conservative Woman, “the more we disturb the very equilibrium that holds us together as individuals”
“Covid confusion, faulty figures and accidental racism” – In the 15th episode of The Week in Review from Bournbrook magazine, the contributors discuss the Government’s vaccine backtrack, the inflated Coronavirus statistics and more
“Whisper it quietly: Europe’s vaccination programme is taking off – and could catch the UK” – The EU’s vaccine rollout is finally gathering pace, the Telegraph reports, and it may finish vaccinating its entire adult population before the UK
“Canadian police refuse provincial order to make random stops amid COVID-19 surge” – The police forces of Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Windsor and at least 19 other municipal police forces in Ontario have said they will not be conducting vehicle checks or individual stops in spite of being ordered by the government to do so
“Michigan Moving To Make ‘Emergency’ COVID-19 Mandates Permanent” – Michigan has had and continues to have some of the most severe restrictions in the US, and the state bureaucrats are moving to make them permanent, according to Jarrett Skorup in Reason
“Reopened states with low Covid case counts show that lockdowns are a farce” – It’s worth observing that in states that have reopened faster, cases seem to go down, says Nicole Russell in the Post Millennial. “It’s absurd to suggest strict lockdowns should remain anywhere”
“Next-generation COVID-19 vaccines are supposed to be better. Some experts worry they could be worse” – Writing for Stat, Helen Branswell reports the concerns of some scientists that the immune system’s reaction to the vaccines could leave an indelible imprint, and that future jabs, updated in response to emerging variants, won’t confer as much protection
“China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine 67% effective in preventing symptomatic infection – Chile govt report” – The Government in Chile is claiming that the jab is 85% effective in preventing hospitalisations and 67% effective in preventing symptomatic infection
“Brazil asks women to delay pregnancy over new coronavirus variant fears” – The Brazilian health authority has warned women not to get pregnant while a new variant is still at large
“NSW Covid quarantine: viral sequence suggests coronavirus jumped between hotel rooms” – New South Wales Health has identified seven Covid cases in people who just arrived in the quarantine centre from different countries, but it looks like the infections were locally acquired, according to the Australian Associated Press
“Bill Maher rips into Covid ‘fear porn’ on his show” – “Don’t spin me when it comes to my health,” says Bill Maher on Real Time. “Give it to me straight, doc'”
“Exchange between Rep. Jim Jordan and Dr. Anthony Fauci” – Watch Congressman Jim Jordan’s fiery exchange with Dr Anthony Fauci
“If you get a vaccine… you’re immune. So act immune” – “If it’s not going to change anything, then what’s the point of going through it,” says Ron DeSantis

"If you get a vaccine … you're immune. So act immune."

— Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on why two masks aren't necessary after vaccination pic.twitter.com/GwxE6i5tkD
— The Recount (@therecount) April 16, 2021

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