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The author of this article cited a study that he claims concluded that airborne transmission is not an issue, framing it as a "potentially worldview-shifting science" that undermines the "COVID zealots". The lead researcher of the study, who was not asked to comment for the article, has posted a Bluesky thread saying the author of the propaganda article got it completely wrong:

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I think the author of the study has a right to get their answer published by the news site. Isn’t it called «right of reply» or something like that?
 
Lou B Lou said:

‘I think I will mask forever’: The ‘zero Covid’ zealots refusing to re-enter society​

While the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic, a minority continue to shape their lives around coronavirus avoidance'


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This is a gratuitous article ridiculing and stigmatising mask wearing, and by extension further stigmatising people with health vulnerabilities who protect themselves by masking.
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The (over 750) Telegraph readers' Comments underneath this lurid mask-mocking article are truly frightening.

99.9% of the Comments to this article mock, denigrate and smear mask wearers as
"Loons", "Branch Covidians", perpetually calling mask wearers 'mentally ill', portraying mask wearers as aliens, as cultists, as 'Other'. It's scary.


It's possible to subscribe to both the online Telegraph and The Times for a seriously cut price amount. Both papers offer deals (usually 4 or 6 months for One UK Pound a month). With the cut price subscription you can also Comment on the online articles.

You just have to remember to cancel your cut price subscription before it moves over to full price. But when you cancel the cut price subscription, the papers offer you another cut price subscription!
I ended up paying just 50p a month for the Telegraph for the next 6 months.

TBH I can't stand reading most of the Telegraph articles, but it's handy to see what they are publishing, especially on ME or Covid.
 
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The Daily Telegraph stopped being a serious newspaper a long time ago. Unfortunately, like boiling frogs, many of its readers seem to be oblivious to its slide into post-truth populism.

I don’t mean this to be a comment about the rights or wrongs of the newspaper’s political allegiances – just an observation of its apparent disregard for truth. So I hope it doesn’t breach forum rules.

I’m also aware that the boiling frogs metaphor (or simile) is a fallacy, but it’s still a useful analogy.

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BBC: 'I want my album to help people understand my ME'

A teenager has released a charity Christmas album after being diagnosed with ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), last year.

Harry Boulton, 17, was diagnosed with chronic fatigue in January 2024, following a viral infection.
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Despite this, Harry has made an effort to make the most out of life, doing one hour a week teaching at a local theatre group and still has plans to work in film or television, having recently written a sitcom with a friend.
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After a releasing a cover of Frank Sinatra's That's Life earlier this year, Harry turned his efforts to his charity album for Christmas.
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All proceeds from the album will go to the ME Association, a charity that provides research into the condition and support for people who have it.
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The album can be listened to on Spotify.
 

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Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff The three graphs that *every person* needs to see. The question that every single person needs to ask their government: What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
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Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff

The three graphs that *every person* needs to see.

The question that every single person needs to ask their government:

What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
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@Utsikt this time a similar graph but with pre-pandemic data included. Previous conversation: https://www.s4me.info/threads/news-from-finland.25309/post-664027
 
Chandelier said:

Page by tern | @1goodtern.bsky.social

Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff The three graphs that *every person* needs to see. The question that every single person needs to ask their government: What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
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@Utsikt this time a similar graph but with pre-pandemic data included. Previous conversation: https://www.s4me.info/threads/news-from-finland.25309/post-664027
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Thank you for tagging me! This is not looking good..
 
Moved post

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it seems something to keep an eye on.

www.timeshighereducation.com

Three UK research councils suspend funding opportunities

Temporary block on grant applications by MRC, BBSRC and EPSRC heightens concerns over funding cuts
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Amid a shake-up of how UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) allocates budgets for its research councils, three of the largest – the Medical Research Council (MRC), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have confirmed several of their main funding routes have been suspended in recent months until further notice.

At the MRC, which had a core budget of £602 million in 2025-26, applicant-led research grants, new investigator research grants and partnership grants have been paused since late December with no indication of when they might reopen.

Some of the MRC’s translational funding opportunities including experimental medicine, the developmental pathway funding scheme and the developmental pathway gap fund have also been made unavailable to applicants.
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Overall budget settlements for the UK’s seven research councils, plus Innovate UK and Research England, have yet to be publicly announced. Instead, a UKRI budget explainer in December outlined only the “curiosity-driven research” element for each council’s budget, with specific cross-council allocations for nine industrial strategy sectors also announced.
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A UKRI spokesperson said: “After a record four-year spending review settlement, UKRI is changing the way it makes investments including aligning with national priorities to deliver our mission to advance knowledge, change lives and drive growth.

“This involves reshaping to focus on three main areas: curiosity-driven research, strategic government and societal priorities, and supporting innovative companies to start and scale.”

“While this will lead to new opportunities for the research community in all four areas in the coming financial year, it does involve a period of transition and that process is under way. We will be able to communicate about forthcoming opportunities in the near future, though taking the time to plan properly to deliver against our mission is the right thing to do.”
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