...Omicron subvariants (BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5) except BA.1, where the waning was slower. Vaccine effectiveness against infection was negative within five months (150 days) at around minus-25%, meaning there...
...December 2022. To put it plainly, on a single day (December 19th) around 0.4% of the population developed a new non-Covid respiratory illness (‘cold’), while around 0.15% of the population...
...vaccine (high probability).” The computer tomograph had provided images of fluid in Roux’s heart. A pericardial effusion. Over the next few months, Roux lost 14 kilos, he had liver problems, and his...
In a recent post, I argued that “lockdown works, or it doesn’t”. My point was that just because lockdowns ‘worked’ in China and a few other places, doesn’t mean they...
...saying would be treated as misconduct. The Medical Act 1968 (in s. 1(1A) and (1B)) sets out what the General Medical Council (GMC) is for: to “protect the public”, meaning...
...test has also increased significantly. However, there are wide variations in testing, which is unlikely to be explained by clinical need. The CDC reports that 70% of medical decisions depend...
...the fury that followed, with Team GB star Nicola Adams slamming the “unfair” and “dangerous” fight, Olympic chiefs refused to back down and allowed the 55kg category bout to go...
...handwritten notes saying “I am evil, I did this”. As Nick Johnson KC, for the prosecution, told the court: “In this extraordinary case, context is everything.” In other words, there...
...Government of conducting a “dangerous and unethical experiment” (‘Freedom Day’) accepted signatures from just about anyone, according to MailOnline “Exclusive: Neighbours ‘pinged’ through walls by NHS Covid app” – The...
...weight and high torque, says Charles Rotter in WUWT. “‘Reckless’ XR activists walk free after paint attack on Telegraph offices” – “Reckless” Extinction Rebellion activists, who spray-painted the offices of the Telegraph, claimed they...
