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Wave and spread of infection. the reason why the virus spreads is a combination of changes in social distancing, whether that is lockdown measures or mask wearing, plus the immunity of the population. we have actually had some spread going on since the summer, and so i think it is unlikely that we are going to see a very sharp rise in the next few months. joining me now is dr margaret harris from the world health organization. currently working on a project in cavill in afghanistan. we will talk...

So honoured and privileged to have been trusted to take the club forward and i really hope i leave it in a better state than when i came. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. belgian police have made a0 arrests after disorder erupted following a brussels march by tens of thousands of protesters angered by coronavirus restrictions. some threw fireworks at police officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. the disturbances in belgium came as a number of d...

A lot of spending is done while you at work, so that does have an impact on businesses, especially in city centres where there are already hard hit over the course of the pandemic, so that is going to have any kind of lockdown measures which restrict social interaction and it is going to have an impact on people. remember, even though a lot of the infections are going on in teenagers, they are the ones who we really need to have as close to normal lives as possible because they have already suff...

Do you agree with that? >> i do wholeheartedly. people even younger than that should get the booster. at first not all people at the outset even though people have gotten the vaccine, it doesnt matter your age, there is a surplus of vaccinations. some of our countries are very lucky to have that. then the booster should be given to anyone and its the time span that should be the determinant if there is a surplus and enough to go around. >> always great to talk with you. many thanks. new zealan...

First attempts to put it in black—and—white, in chronological order, and do serious analysis about what went right, but mainly what went wrong. the phrase the committee has used about the biggest mistake in the history of public health in britain is about the decision of when to introduce the lockdown in march 2020, which they say was the result of groupthink amongst scientists, ministers and others about how the virus would spread in the population, how many people was unacceptable number t...

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In an exclusive interview with Breitbart London, Sir Graham Brady criticised the "heavy-handed" policing seen during Australia's lockdowns.

Lockdowns disrupting the usual influenza patterns. if we look to australia, for example, we know that influenza a is circulating there right now, its causing 97% of the flu cases, but we look to china, which is ahead of us in terms of the lockdown measures and their progress through the covid pandemic, they have mainly influenza b, so were not exactly certain, but the vaccines have a mix of strains in them, so they will offer protection to multiple different types of flu, so were trying to cover...

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A flu jab free in the biggest ever roll—out of the vaccine. they include the over—50s, those with certain health conditions, pregnant women, health care workers, and most children. and that means the level of immunity in the population is likely to be lower this time round. theres also uncertainty about how effective the flu vaccine will be. usually, scientists study whats been circulating in the southern hemisphere to help formulate a flu jab months ahead. but, this year, the guesswork has ...