UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a covid-19 update from Downing Street this afternoon….again. He was flanked by Dumb n Dumber…again. Now I know how Bill Murray felt. Johnson wanted to take the opportunity to warn us that if folks don’t come forward and have a booster jab when they are called, restrictions are bound … Read more
The Latvian government has decreed that employers can fire staff who haven’t had a covid jab. Companies can place unvaccinated employees on three months of “unpaid involuntary vacation” before firing them with only a month’s salary as compensation, if they still refuse to have the jabs. Latvian Health Minister Daniels Pavluts said today: “We have … Read more
More than 7 billion covid-19 jabs have been administered in nearly 200 countries to date. Yet your news feed is filling up with scare stories about rising infections and Christmas restrictions. Will it ever end? In short, no. According to the BBC this lunchtime: Overall, China and India have administered the highest number of doses, … Read more
So-called anti-vaxxers have taken to social media to call for a boycott of supermarket giant Tesco in protest at the company’s Christmas ad. In the ad, Santa’s Christmas present delivery is threatened by covid quarantines. However, Santa flashes a vaccine passport to a border guard, showing that he has been double-jabbed and everyone lives happily … Read more
A Maori tribe has told anti-vaxxers to stop performing the haka at protests. The iconic Ka Mate haka is performed by New Zealand’s rugby team before every match. The All Black haka is one of the great sights in world sport. However, the Ngati Toa tribe, which has legal guardianship of the haka, is not … Read more
The UK government has just announced that 16-17 year-olds can now be offered a second Covid jab. Speaking from Downing Street, June Raine, the Chief Executive of The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said: “We’ve closely monitored the safety of covid-19 vaccines in individuals under 18. Our review of reports of suspected side-effects does … Read more
The Chairman of the Conservative Party Oliver Dowden told SKY’s Kay Burley this morning that avoiding Christmas restrictions is in “our hands” and that the booster jab “is the biggest wall of defence we have against Covid.” Dowden said: “I’m confident that if we stick the course, if people take the boosters when they’re asked … Read more
The Austrian government has placed its unvaccinated citizens in lockdown. Austrians who haven’t been fully jabbed will only be permitted to leave home for limited reasons, like working or buying food. Around two million people in the country are not fully jabbed. The country’s Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said: “We are not taking this step lightly, … Read more
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