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 ReadingIsrael is to offer a third booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine to over-60s in a bid to keep the delta variant at bay, becoming the third country to run…
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 UK is undergoing disruptive climate change with increased rainfall, sunshine and higher temperatures, scientists have said. The year 2020 was the third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on…
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 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 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 ReadingCrowds looted shops and businesses in South Africa on Wednesday, defying government calls for an end to a week of violence that has killed more than 70 people, wrecked hundreds…
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…
Continue ReadingSouthern Spain sweltered under intense heat for a second straight day on Sunday, when thermometers were expected to reach well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in large swathes…
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