SciCheck Digest No evidence suggests it’s dangerous for babies to consume breast milk from mothers who get vaccinated against COVID-19. Online posts, however, have pointed to a study that found…
Continue ReadingSciCheck Digest Multiple studies show the FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines continue to be effective against the delta variant of the coronavirus, even if the potency of the vaccines is somewhat reduced.…
Continue ReadingSciCheck Digest A conspiracy theory online baselessly suggests that the World Health Organization and other groups preplanned the variants of the novel coronavirus — citing a dubious timeline. But the…
Continue ReadingThe Pointless Drive To Make Masks Great Again Authored by Brian McGlinchey via Stark Realities, Just when the forces of rationality had seemingly established a beachhead in the public health…
Continue ReadingSciCheck Digest An epidemiologist recommended that people get the COVID-19 vaccine because some evidence suggests an unvaccinated person who gets the delta variant is “twice as likely to require hospital…
Continue ReadingProfessor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, says the UK is “not out of the woods yet” and the public should approach the end of coronavirus restrictions on Monday with caution.…
Continue ReadingSciCheck Digest Federal vaccine monitoring systems have identified no safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people. Preliminary Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that miscarriage is not more…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson has failed to give any hope of a deadline for wearing face masks, despite legal restrictions on coverings coming to an end from July 19. The Prime Minister…
Continue Reading#French Prime Minister Jean Castex starts this thursday the first #secular #committee, bringing together a dozen of gouvernment’s members, to tighten legislation. Sociology Professor at Paris’ ESSEC Marwan Sinaceur tells…
Continue ReadingThe Prime Minister is expected to reject suggestions that his flagship levelling up pledge will divert funding away from the so-called Blue Wall, promising not to "decapitate the tall poppies"…
Continue ReadingDozens of people have been killed amid looting and rioting across South Africa sparked by protests against the jailing last week of former President Jacob Zuma. The military has been…
Continue ReadingSciCheck Digest There is no evidence that a door-to-door campaign to encourage vaccinations against COVID-19 means President Joe Biden and Democrats “are coming to your front door to force you…
Continue ReadingFrance marks its national day on Wednesday, July 14, after the annual military parade down the Champs-Élysées was cancelled last year due to the threat of Covid-19. The traditional parade…
Continue ReadingMore than 900,000 people in #France rushed to set up appointments to get vaccinated on Monday night after the president warned that people would see curbs imposed on them if…
Continue ReadingA top EU official has told the BBC that the Greek government must stop the illegal deportation of migrants arriving on the country’s borders. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva…
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