Category: vaccines
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Measles
In view of the big rise in incidence of measles globally – one of our members asked about how to find out if you have been vaccinated and if you can get a vaccination. You should contact your GP and ask. ● individuals who were born in the UK between 1980 and 1990 may not…
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Video – a deep dive into COVID vaccines
The group of people eligible for boosters through the NHS continues to be reduced, in order to save costs. However, since April, both mRNA and Novavax Covid vaccination is available to anybody age 12+, giving those who can afford to pay for them a “choice”. In this video two expert speakers talk about how the…
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Public meeting: Deep-dive into Covid Vaccines
Public meeting (via Zoom) on Saturday, 8th June, 3 – 4.45 pm Please register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpf-iqrjsoHd23eZJvQF0x5sqXuDE2Wru3 “Most people across the UK had an initial three Covid vaccinations between late 2020 and early 2022, but haven’t been offered a booster vaccine since. The group of people eligible for boosters through the NHS continues to be reduced,…
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NEW INEQUALITY, NEW EXCLUSION: IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
Disability equality and inclusion expert and activist, and Zero Covid Scotland member Sally Witcher explains the lack of sense in the Scottish approach to Covid and its’ related harms whilst also touching on what an inclusive safe alternative should look like.
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Six covid myths debunked
Almost three years into the pandemic, myths and misinformation remain widespread. Here, a virologist, Stephen Griffin, and a public health researcher, Simon Nicholas Williams, debunk some common misconceptions about COVID. This article was originally published in The Conversation on 29th November 2022 under a Creative Commons License. Myth 1: The virus is becoming milder There’s…
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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT TO MAKE CUTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS IN TIME FOR WINTER
Spending cuts to the Health and Social Care budget will reduce expenditure on vaccines, test and protect and PPE for health workers – our last remaining, albeit futile defences against Covid-19
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What are we up against?
In a week when Independent Sage has shared a devastating analysis of the ongoing damage that Covid is inflicting on people and as the latest Covid wave gathers momentum, Mike Downham gives a personal view of how we have come to a situation where government and many individuals behave as if Covid is yesterday’s problem.…
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Vaccines and Variants – briefing
We are grateful to Dr. Jeremy Rossman for providing us with this up-to-date analysis. Download the briefing here. With the start of fall many of us are wondering what is on the horizon for COVID-19 and what can we do about it. The first key message is that the pandemic is not over and that…
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