Fascinating graphs reveal how some of the deadliest and most infectious diseases in human history were all-but wiped out after vaccines were developed to fight them. Smallpox, measles and polio together killed hundreds of millions of people throughout human history, while leaving many millions more with life-long disfigurements or disabilities. But with the help of … Read more
Eminent statistician Sir David Spiegelhalter suggested Number 10 ‘frightened’ the public into complying with lockdown rules Number 10 cherry-picked ‘spurious’ coronavirus data to justify England’s second lockdown and may have intended to frightened the public, according to one of Britain’s top experts. Eminent statistician Sir David Spiegelhalter said ministers had ‘broken pretty much every code of … Read more
An official prediction that coronavirus deaths would soon pass those registered in the first wave has been quietly corrected by the government, it emerged last night, because they were too high. The projections led to the country being hit with a second national lockdown and were shown at a Downing Street press conference last Saturday. … Read more
An official prediction that coronavirus deaths would soon pass those registered in the first wave has been quietly corrected by the government, it emerged last night, because they were too high. The projections led to the country being hit with a second national lockdown and were shown at a Downing Street press conference last Saturday. … Read more
‘Unbelievable slide sass!’ Matt Hancock retweets message saying NHS boss was taking a dig at Vallance and Whitty’s ‘complicated graphs’ at No10 briefings Sir Simon was introducing a graph on rising Covid-19 hospital inpatients NHS CEO said: ‘Sometimes the charts can be a bit hard to keep up with’ Remark prompted a smirk from his … Read more
Children and young adults were clearly the drivers of the England’s second ripple of Covid-19, according to charts presented by one of the country’s top medics tonight. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, appeared at a Downing Street conference with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s medical director, to … Read more
Children and young adults were clearly the drivers of the England’s second ripple of Covid-19, according to charts presented by one of the country’s top medics tonight. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, appeared at a Downing Street conference with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s medical director, to … Read more
The UK economy may have shrunk by slightly less than initially thought in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, but it has still suffered the worst recession since records began. In fact, the economy is now 21.8 per cent smaller than it was at the end of last year, and has yet to make up … Read more
Four times yesterday we were told that Covid numbers are going in the wrong direction. Cases are up, hospital admissions are up and deaths are up, the grim press conference informed the nation. Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government’s chief scientific adviser, warned: ‘This is headed in the wrong direction. There’s no cause for complacency here … Read more
Graphs of coronavirus data presented to the public by chief scientists Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty today may not be as scary as they were made out to be, according to experts. The chief scientific adviser and chief medical officer for England this morning warned that Britain is heading for a surge in … Read more