Tag: Qatar

Weekly Podcast host Nick Dixon has written about his highlights of 2022, beginning with Richard Curtis’s moving apology for casting too many white people in Love Actually.

The clash of civilisations predicted by Samuel Huntingdon was all to visible at the World Cup in Qatar – and the survival of the West has never looked more precarious.

For the last six months, European leaders have been practically begging Qatar for more gas. So unless Gary Neville's critics want to boycott their central heating, they haven't got the moral high ground.

For years, the FA, Gareth Southgate, et al have been banging on about diversity and inclusion. Why then are they off to Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal? If they don't take their ’values’ seriously, why should we?

In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast, the talking points are Ron DeSantis pushing ahead of Donald Trump, Dave Chappelle getting cancelled again and the hypocrisy of England's football virtue signallers.

Robert Jackman writes about his recent trip to Qatar for a World Cup 'test run' match, where he found a country still in the grip of Covid theatre, mask mania and digital discrimination.

Vaccine effectiveness against Omicron drops to zero within six months but natural immunity remains robust for at least a year, a new study from Qatar in NEJM has found.

Natural immunity from previous infection remains strong against Omicron, a study from Qatar has found, with 56% protection against reinfection and 100% protection against serious disease and death.

A recent study from Qatar shows that people who acquired natural immunity to the original Wuhan strain had excellent protection against severe disease from later variants, some of which were more virulent.

Qatar is pushing for unvaccinated footballers to be barred from next year's World Cup, which will be hosted in the country, with fans already having to prove they have had two jabs to attend matches.