Professor Lockdown Neil Ferguson is ’80 per cent sure’ you CAN enjoy summer thanks to vaccines

Professor Lockdown says you CAN enjoy summer: Neil Ferguson is ’80 per cent sure’ Covid will be driven to ‘very low levels’ in next few months The scientist says he believes Britons can enjoy summer with few restrictions  He said there is a 20 per cent chance of a strain derailing vaccine programme Saturday’s Covid … Read more

Facebook flags WSJ op-ed on ‘herd immunity’ by Johns Hopkins professor as ‘fake news’

The Wall Street Journal has claimed that Facebook fact-checkers relied on ‘opinion and not facts’ after an op-d written by Johns Hopkins professor Dr Marty Makary (pictured) was flagged last week. The Wall Street Journal has revealed that Facebook fact-checkers relied on ‘opinion and not facts’ when they flagged an op-ed that was written by … Read more

Swedish professor quits Covid-19 research after he was bombarded with hate online

A Swedish professor who had been researching the effects of Covid-19 on children has quit after being bombarded with abuse online. Jonas F Ludvigsson, a paediatrician at Örebro University Hospital and professor of clinical epidemiology at the Karolinska Institute, published data showing few children in Sweden became ill from Covid-19 during the first wave. However, … Read more

Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine professor says UK should ditch ‘obsession’ with Covid variants

The coronavirus could be reaching a ‘plateau’ in its evolution, a government and Cambridge University scientist suggested today. Professor Sharon Peacock, who runs the Covid Genomics Consortium tracking new variants of the virus, said fewer new mutations are cropping up in the virus and it is showing ‘convergent evolution’ in which unconnected variants look the … Read more

Professor claims runners should wear face coverings to stop the spread of Covid

A professor has claimed that runners should be wearing masks to stop the spread of Covid-19, despite recommendations set out by the World Health Organisation.    Trish Greenhalgh, a professor of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, appeared on Good Morning Britain today where she called for joggers to be ‘socially responsible’ and wear face … Read more

University professor embroiled in anti-Semitism row is sole shareholder of Corbynite group

A university professor embroiled in an anti-Semitism row is the sole shareholder of a Corbynite campaign group bankrolling far-left figures accused of harassing Jewish people, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Professor David Miller is facing calls to quit his academic role after accusing Jewish students at Bristol University of ‘being used as political pawns’ by … Read more

British medical physicist Professor John Mallard who pioneered development of MRI scan dies aged 94

British medical physicist Professor John Mallard who pioneered development of MRI scan dies aged 94 John Mallard was the University of Aberdeen’s professor of medical physics He led an Aberdeen team in building the world’s first whole-body MRI scanner MRI technology is used worldwide in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer  By Joe Davies For … Read more

Do you suffer from ‘Zoom fatigue?’ Stanford professor reveals four reasons that cause the phenomenon

The coronavirus pandemic forced offices to close and meetings to move online that has created a new phenomenon known as ‘Zoom fatigue.’ Named after the popular video chat platform, the term is used to describe the exhaustion that comes with participating in video conferences, whether it be on Zoom, Google Meet or another application. A … Read more

Covid jabs could be compulsory for medics and care staff says Professor Chris Whitty

Step One Part One: March 8 From March 8, all pupils and students will return to schools and colleges across England. So-called wrap-around childcare will also be allowed to resume, paving the way for after and before school clubs to reopen. People will be allowed to meet one other person outside for recreation, for example, … Read more

PROFESSOR ROBERT DINGWALL: We must resist the powerful voices arguing for Zero Covid

We must resist the powerful voices arguing for Zero Covid, writes Professor Robert Dingwall (pictured) The real Covid news gets better every day. Case numbers are falling. Hospital admissions are falling. Deaths are falling. The vaccination programme is a success beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. New, effective treatments are emerging. Spring, fresh air and sunshine are … Read more