The Lancet: stigmatising the unvaccinated is not justified

Written by thelancet.com

In the USA and Germany, high-level officials have used the term pandemic of the unvaccinated, suggesting that people who have been vaccinated are not relevant in the epidemiology of COVID-19. Officials’ use of this phrase might have encouraged one scientist to claim that “the unvaccinated threaten the vaccinated for COVID-19”.

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The Weirdness of Water

Written by BBC

For something that is odourless, transparent and tasteless, water is actually quite interesting. Across two shows, Hannah and Adam filter out some of the more surprising properties of the liquid that literally gives us life.

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UK TV show deletes poll after 89% oppose mandatory vaccination

Written by rt.com

ITV breakfast television show ‘Good Morning Britain’ received backlash on social media after deleting a poll which showed a vast majority of respondents opposed mandatory Covid-19 vaccination.

The poll, which asked viewers whether it was “time to make vaccines mandatory” in response to the spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, was posted to Twitter on Tuesday and soon received more than 42,000 votes.

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