Early in of July I took an informal poll of opinion on Covid - how supportive or critical are people of their governments. A month later I have repeated the exercise, a total of 342 people responded (last month 202).
Respondents to the survey, who were sourced by a request through …
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UK teachers have been spooked by the confusing messages of government and media.
Campaigns by teachers' unions to only open when it is 'safe' have further reinforced the sense that schools are risky for children and teachers.
Are teachers' fears justified?
The Daily Mail were quick to point out that in June, covid was the third most significant cause of death [2] but no one seems to have drawn much attention to the most startling aspect of …
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This planned financial expenditure of course does not …
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As Covid-19 disappears off the radar for most of the UK, a reversal into stricter lockdown measures is being imposed on Leicester, in the North of England. Why?
Lab confirmed Covid cases for Leicester were yesterday 0 …
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In Sweden, over 70s comprise around 90% of Covid-19 deaths, with the majority having two or more comorbidities.
The age group seeing the most Covid fatalities is 80-89 years (41%), followed by the 90+ years category (26%). Note that average life expectancy at birth in Sweden is 81 for men …
Did lockdown work? Sweden did not have a mandatory lockdown. How does their Covid story compare to the UK's?
If we compare the trajectory of flu/respiratory diseases in 2019/2020 with 2017/2018 we find two similar curves.
Lockdown does not appear to have slowed the number of flu respiratory deaths. Why should we believe that it reduced the number of Covid deaths?
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The 2019/2020 flu …
