What it’s like to be targeted by anti-vaxxers
They superimposed my face on pictures of Hitler and Goebbels, threatened me, demanded that I be hanged. Why? Because I…
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Coercing healthcare workers into being vaccinated is wrong in every way
Compulsion and discrimination – whether against doctors, nurses, or indeed tennis players – feeds anti-vaxx paranoia, and generates huge ill-feeling.
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How do we solve our pandemic fatigue?
There needs to be a way to talk about what we have lost that acknowledges both the real risks of…
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Punitive healthcare restrictions for the unvaccinated is a slippery slope
If we start to fine the unjabbed, should alcoholics and smokers be forced to pay for their NHS care too?…
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Muted and deferential, the UK’s scientists have failed the pandemic test
Throughout the pandemic, senior advisers and institutions have failed to challenge a post-truth government. It bodes ill for the climate…
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Do vaccine sceptics deserve a voice?
Anti-vaxxers cannot be dismissed as simply stupid or malicious: it is not always easy to “follow the science”.
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How catching Covid has become a moral failing
This is not merely a virus, but a sinner’s mark, as we pretend we could stop getting sick if we…
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Will the UK offer everyone a fourth Covid vaccine?
The JCVI chair says a fourth dose is “not affordable, sustainable or probably even needed”.
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