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In the seven months to 29 August, 9,472 people in England stayed in hospital overnight with a confirmed case of the Delta variant. Read
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This is the total budget for two years of Test and Trace. Not all of it was spent, and only a fraction went to Serco. Read
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The Covid-19 strain is currently designated a variant of interest and has a number of potentially concerning mutations. Read
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It was announced on Tuesday that National Insurance would be raised to help pay for the government’s new health and social care plan. Read
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Most of the suicides registered in the first half of 2020 occurred in previous years. Read
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The JCVI says that the Covid vaccines would probably do marginally more good than harm, even for healthy children. Read
We don’t have long-term data on the use of the vaccines in pregnancy, but our knowledge is growing, and the evidence we do have so far is reassuring. Read
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A 2020 court case, known as Bell vs Tavistock, doesn’t mean it’s illegal to vaccinate teenagers without parental consent or a court order Read
Education
A Mail Online article incorrectly claims ‘23% of parents of secondary pupils will insist their children wear masks’. Read
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A social media post falsely claims Germany’s government no longer recommends Covid-19 vaccination. Read
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