An article on the blog The Exposé makes the claim that the latest data on Covid-19 from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) appears to show that Covid-19 vaccines do not prevent hospitalisation or death. While no vaccine is 100% effective, the UKHSA is clear that the vaccines are highly effective against Covid-19 particularly when… Read More »
A video by Sky News shows an NHS consultant challenging health secretary Savid Javid on live television that the “science isn’t strong enough” to support mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for health service workers. The video, filmed when the health secretary visited King’s College Hospital on 7 January 2021, has been shared widely on social media and… Read More »
As we come to the beginning of another new year, our thoughts race with the possibilities that come from accomplishment and creating a better life. New Year’s Resolutions are thought of in somewhat of a negative light because of people’s lack of consistency. However, it’s essential to set goals if you desire to live an… Read More »
“We now have […] the fastest growing economy in the G7” Boris Johnson, 12 January 2022. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson claimed the UK was the fastest growing economy in the G7, a group of advanced world economies including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the USA. The Prime Minister has regularly… Read More »
A post on Facebook shared over 1,000 times makes a number of false claims about testing for Covid-19 and transmission from people who don’t have symptoms. It also includes an image of seemingly positive lateral flow test results achieved using cola and orange juice. Substances like cola and orange juice will break lateral flow tests… Read More »
“Breastfeeding is good for mothers as well as babies and slashes their risk of dying from heart disease, a study has found” Daily Mail [print edition], 12 January 2022. The print edition of the Daily Mail has reported on new research, claiming it shows that breastfeeding cuts the risk of mothers dying from heart disease… Read More »
One of the most effective ways to become more productive is to get control of your time. Unfortunately, time is something you cannot manage. Time is fixed. We all get twenty-four hours each day, and we cannot change that. You cannot borrow a couple of hours from tomorrow and use them today. This means that… Read More »
Here are this week’s uplifting headlines. 1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week 1. Conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada. – Source 2. All parts of the James Webb telescope are now fully deployed in space. – Source 3. Newsom signs executive order outlawing price gouging of COVID-19 at-home test kits. – Source 4. Pakistan…… Read More »
