Coronavirus: BE.1.1
Discover the benefits of paying into a pension via salary sacrifice, such as lower National Insurance contributions, as well as the downsides.
— Read on www.finder.com/uk/salary-sacrifice-pension
Coronavirus: COVID-19 is airborne
Coronavirus: Omicron’s BQ.1.1
bioRxiv – the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
— Read on www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.15.507787v3
World Health Organization Long COVID Rehabilitation Guidelines
— Read on longcovid.physio/our-work/who-long-covid-rehab-guidelines
Saline Nasal Irrigation After Covid-19 Diagnosis Reduces Hospitalization
— Read on www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2022/10/03/saline-nasal-irrigation-after-covid-19-diagnosis-reduces-hospitalization/
The airborne nature of COVID supports routine use of respirators by the public. Here, experts explain the science behind this recommendation.
— Read on theconversation.com/time-to-upgrade-from-cloth-and-surgical-masks-to-respirators-your-questions-answered-174877
Minister says Rees-Mogg wants to ditch ‘all business regulations’ for SMEs
— Read on www.cityam.com/minister-says-rees-mogg-wants-to-ditch-all-business-regulations-for-smes/
FTP: France
Coronavirus: BQ.1.1
Kwasi Kwarteng attended a private champagne reception hours after delivering his mini-budget where hedge fund managers who would gain from a crash in the pound
— Read on www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kwasi-kwartengs-budget-day-cocktail-party-with-financiers-who-may-have-profited-from-crash-kwdbs72g0
Coronavirus: new German protections
It’s scary – things are escalating fast’: protesters fill UK streets to highlight climate crisis and cost of living
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/01/its-scary-things-are-escalating-fast-protesters-fill-uk-streets-to-highlight-climate-crisis-and-cost-of-living
Unlike flu, COVID-19 attacks DNA in the heart: new research
— Read on www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/unlike-flu-covid-19-attacks-dna-in-the-heart-new-research-20220929-p5bm10.html
graphene-based nanoplatelets.
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17090892.
New drug has potential to turn SARS-CoV-2 virus against itself
— Read on phys.org/news/2022-09-drug-potential-sars-cov-virus.html
Coronavirus: Germany 🇩🇪; masks
Politician watch: Angelo Sanchez
Coronavirus: omicron variants
FTP: Haiti 🇭🇹
UK Sovereign Investments Ltd v Hussain
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/court-refuses-assessment-costs-cap-despite-odd-initial-bill/5113772.article
Long-term neuromuscular consequences of SARS-Cov-2 and their similarities with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: results of the retrospective CoLGEM study
— Read on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36153556/
Syria 🇸🇾: USA stealing oil
How Bill Gates and partners used their clout to control the global Covid response — with little oversight
— Read on www.politico.com/news/2022/09/14/global-covid-pandemic-response-bill-gates-partners-00053969
Coronavirus: need for clean air
NHS watch: Claire Francis Fuller
Khosta-2: Scientists warn Russian bat virus could infect humans and resist COVID vaccines
— Read on www.euronews.com/next/2022/09/22/khosta-2-new-russian-bat-virus-discovered-that-could-infect-humans-and-resist-covid-vaccin
Has Liz Truss handed power over to the extreme neoliberal thinktanks?
— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/23/liz-truss-power-extreme-neoliberal-thinktanks
One rising variant, BA.2.75.2, is particularly concerning for its potential to thwart the last monoclonal antibody left in the COVID arsenal: Bebtelovimab.
— Read on fortune.com/well/2022/09/22/new-covid-variants-subvariants-may-evade-treatments-eliminate-bebtelovimab-paxlovid-omicron-monoclonal-antibodies-vaccine-immune-evasion/
Green: Mexico 🇲🇽 drought
Poland distributes iodine pills as fears grow over Ukraine nuclear plant
— Read on www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-distributes-iodine-pills-fears-grow-over-ukraine-nuclear-plant-2022-09-22/
US Federal Reserve intentionally collapsing economy: Paul Craig Roberts
— Read on www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/09/22/689653/‘US-Federal-Reserve-intentionally-collapsing-economy’
FTP: Iran
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COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds
— Read on www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/covid-raises-risk-long-term-brain-injury-large-us-study-finds-2022-09-22/
Long-term neurologic outcomes of COVID-19
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02001-z
Effectiveness of HEPA Filters at Removing Infectious SARS-CoV-2 from the Air
— Read on journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/msphere.00086-22
The Removal of Airborne Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Other Microbial Bioaerosols by Air Filtration on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Surge Units
— Read on academic.oup.com/cid/article/75/1/e97/6414657
The public shouldn’t pay to get the PM off the hook – Good Law Project
— Read on goodlawproject.org/news/the-public-shouldnt-pay-to-get-the-pm-off-the-hook/
Fracking for shale gas ban lifted by government
— Read on news.sky.com/story/fracking-ban-for-shale-gas-lifted-by-government-12703046
Ben Nunn, a political advisor to Starmer
— Read on novaramedia.com/2020/01/06/to-understand-keir-starmers-politics-we-must-look-at-who-is-running-his-campaign/
FTP: Russia: no to war
Central Bank Digital Currency
twitter.com/asawinstanley/status/1572579649573441536
Footnote: the above was prepared contemporaneously and given the vote today, 2 July, I must make it clear that nothing here should be interpreted as showing support for Palestine Action in any way.
Accountability and the Prorogation – Good Law Project
— Read on goodlawproject.org/news/accountability-and-the-prorogation/
Coronavirus: Evusheld
Politician watch: KwasiKwarteng
Coronavirus: re-infections
Mark Fullbrook – Wikipedia
— Read on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fullbrook
https://twitter.com/ian_fraser/status/1572606485145739268?s=46&t=PDx_ZhLkf9TSup7MUe28RA
Fracking for shale gas ban lifted by government