Coronavirus
How Scientists Were Used by the U.S. and U.K. Governments to Support Madness in the First Years of the Pandemic
During the early years of the coronavirus pandemic, Devi Sridhar feared that scientific advisers in the United Kingdom were being used by the U.K. government.
Sridhar, chairman of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, told Chris Whitty, who has served as chief medical advisor to the U.K. government since 2019, just that and the current government pandemic inquiry shows that that she was unfortunately spot on.
Over the past week, …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 4: Mask Mandates Return, Pandemic Has Caused ‘Collective Trauma’
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,333rd day of the pandemic.
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How Scientists Were Used by the U.S. and U.K. Governments to Support Madness in the First Years of the Pandemic
During the early years of the coronavirus pandemic, Devi Sridhar feared that scientific advisers in the United Kingdom were being used by the government
Sridhar, …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 3: Big Apple Takes Aim at Pandemic-Induced Drop in Life Expectancy, Tennessee Vaccine Chief Wins Settlement
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,332nd day of the pandemic.
In news we report today, New York City is trying to reverse the drop in life expectancy that began at the start of the pandemic, Tennessee’s former vaccine chief won a settlement from the state after she was fired, a Florida woman was sentenced to almost …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 2: Pandemic Has ‘Had Lasting Impact’ on Our Brain Health, U.K. Former Health Secretary Wanted to Play God
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,331st day of the pandemic.
In news we report today, the pandemic has had “a lasting impact” on cognitive ability in all older adults and former Health Secretary Matt Hancock wanted to determine who would live and who would die if the U.K. healthcare system became overloaded.
UNITED STATES
The Department of Health …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 1: Boris Johnson’s Macho Toxic Culture, 15 Million in U.S. Have Received Updated Jab
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,330th day of the pandemic and the first day of November.
In news we report today, data shows the campaign for the updated coronavirus vaccine in the United States lagging behind last year’s update, the U.K. government will end £1 billion in Covid loan guarantees to banks, and Boris Johnson’s government …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 31: Boris Johnson’s ‘Bonkers’ Idea of ‘Older People Accepting Their Fate,’ Had the ‘Wrong Skill Set’
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,329th day of the pandemic and Halloween, a now largely secular holiday that, in popular culture in many countries, is celebrated by visits of ghosts and goblins who demand treats from neighbors, dressing up in and attending costume parties, lighting bonfires, telling scary stories, and watching even scarier movies.
In news …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Oct. 30: Debunking the Bill Gates ‘Air Vax’ Myth, Pediatric Health Emergencies Increased During Each Pandemic Wave
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,328th day of the pandemic.
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Meet Franz the Abandoned Dog, The Reason Why I Couldn’t Prepare Saturday’s Briefing
I’ve been writing the Coronavirus Morning News Brief since the earliest days of Covid, several months before we used the word “pandemic” or even “epidemic.” Since then, I’ve only missed two issues, …
