Daily Archives: July 20, 2021

Free paper repeats falsehoods on deaths following vaccination

The front page of free newspaper ‘The Light’, shared on Facebook, claimed that there have been 1,400 deaths and a million injuries “from covid injections” in the UK. There have been just over 1,470 deaths following a Covid-19 vaccination in the UK, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Yellow Card reporting… Read More »

Average Covid-19 victim dies years before they otherwise would

In an allegedly leaked WhatsApp message, shared with the BBC by the Prime Minister’s former chief political adviser Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson appears to say “get Covid and live longer”, alluding to the average age of Covid-19 deaths.  Screenshots of the supposed message from Mr Johnson, shared on Twitter and dated 15 October 2020, read:… Read More »

TfL is part of self-isolation pilot scheme

“The Government has indicated that we could be part of a trial whereby daily tests would replace the need for self-isolation. We are still waiting for formal notification from them that we are part of this trial.” Transport for London, 18 July 2021. “We were consulted last year on a limited pilot at specific locations… Read More »

25 Kickass Random Facts List #653

Chemists have developed two plant-based plastic alternatives to the current fossil fuel-made plastics. Using chemical recycling instead of mechanical recycling, 96% of the initial material can be recovered. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #653 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Lord Sumption made several errors about Covid on Today

The virus has not killed over 100,000 people. What has happened is that a very large number of people have died with Covid, but not necessarily of Covid. The definition is anybody who has died within 28 days of a positive test is treated as a Covid death. Lord Sumption, 20 July 2021 [1:18:38]. The… Read More »

The EU doesn’t have a 40% tariff on African food imports

“On tariffs, [we’re] reducing the European Union’s 40% tariffs on food from Africa”. George Freeman MP, 13 July 2021. Following the government’s decision to reduce its commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income on foreign aid to 0.5%, Conservative MP George Freeman appeared on Newsnight to talk about the other ways in which the… Read More »