In 2020 anyone claiming Covid was like influenza was branded a conspiracy theorist. Yet now we hear demands for masks and social distancing for flu. But asymptomatic spread is a myth for flu as well, says Dr Clare Craig.
Experts have issued an urgent call for lockdown-style social distancing ahead of Christmas Day amid surging flu infections, claiming that a fifth of those infected have no symptoms but can spread it.
Just 11% of 'flu' cases are caused by the influenza virus – no wonder the vaccines don't work, say Tom Jefferson and Carl Heneghan. But it's convenient for politicians and pharma companies to convince us they do.
The UK Covid Inquiry, at great expense, has issued recommendations on preparing for the 'next pandemic'. But there is still no call for research into the effectiveness of lockdowns, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
The Covid Inquiry is right to name and shame Matt Hancock, says Professor Angus Dalgleish. The then-Health Secretary failed to provide the leadership we needed and abandoned the pandemic plan at the first opportunity.
Already missing the COVID-19 pandemic? Well, fear not. The German-EU 'Vaccelerate' programme is already on the look-out for the next virus and is all set to speed the vaccine through the clinical trials.
The excuses continue at the Covid Inquiry. We've had Brexit and poor communication, now we have Boris losing his phone passcode and too many acronyms. But the big question is still being ignored.
The UK's pandemic plan was clear that lockdowns were not to be used and ethics was to be central. Both of these were ditched in March 2020, says Dr David Seedhouse. Yet the Covid Inquiry has shown no interest in why.
The 'pandemic' is the greatest medical scandal of the century caused by pharmaceutical companies whipping up panic and unduly influencing the WHO, said the Council of Europe Health Chief – in 2010.
Flu largely disappeared during 2020 and 2021, giving rise to ideas among some sceptics that it was being missed and wrongly classified as Covid. However, influenza surveillance data confirm that it really did vanish.
