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Covid: More than 300,000 suspected of breaking quarantine rules – BBC News (Me: Boris breaks Britain!)

Source: Covid: More than 300,000 suspected of breaking quarantine rules – BBC News

After crushing women’s right to choose, Greg Abbott says Texans have ‘right to choose’ not to get vaxxed | The Daily

Apparently, rhetorical consistency is about as high on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda as ensuring his constituents have a working power grid, are safe in…

Source: After crushing women’s right to choose, Greg Abbott says Texans have ‘right to choose’ not to get vaxxed | The Daily

What would it take for antivaxxers and climate science deniers to ‘wake up’? | Clive Hamilton | The Guardian

In 1927, an article in the venerable medical journal the Lancet commented on the opposition to smallpox vaccination in terms that have an eerie resonance today. “We still meet the belief … that vaccination is a gigantic fraud deliberately perpetuated for the sake of gain … The opposition to vaccination … like many emotional reactions, is supported by a wealth of argument which the person reacting honestly believes to be the logical foundation of his behaviour.” When I first read this, I was researching climate science denial. But it fits the fervent beliefs of Covid deniers and antivaxxers just as well.

Antivaxxers seize on an occasional dissenting study and exploit it for all it’s worth even after it has been discredited Prone to “conspiracist ideation”, many anti-vaccination activists appear to believe Covid-19 is a hoax. They dismiss experts as frauds lining their pockets, refuse to accept any evidence that contradicts their beliefs, and create their own world of self-reinforcing truth.

Source: What would it take for antivaxxers and climate science deniers to ‘wake up’? | Clive Hamilton | The Guardian

How B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine card will affect access to city-run facilities | Globalnews.ca (Me: If BC can, why can’t UK? Better government leadership?)

As of Monday, people will have to show proof of having had a single dose of a vaccine to enter gyms, fitness centres and casinos. After Oct. 24, those aged 12 and older will need to be fully vaccinated at least seven days earlier. The government says the B.C. Vaccine Card can be downloaded onto mobile phones. As of Saturday night, 1.7 million British Columbians had accessed their proof of vaccination online.

Source: How B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine card will affect access to city-run facilities | Globalnews.ca