The University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group in the United Kingdom has announced that its researchers have begun recruiting children aged five to 12 years for phase II and phase III clinical trials testing an experimental COVID-19 vaccine the university is developing in partnership with AstraZeneca plc. Oxford’s ChAdOx1 nCov-19 (“chimpanzee adenovirus […]

Bill and melinda gates foundation has made very large donations to the members of the UK Vaccine Network which is apparently made up of leading experts from academia, industry and policy. All thier members are invited to join the Network in a personal capacity, not as representatives of specific organisations or bodies. The Vaccine Network […]

Personality plays a big part in a person’s willingness and ability to adhere to social distancing and other coronavirus-related health guidelines, a study has found.   Researchers found people with psychopathic personality traits such as meanness and disinhibition are more likely to disregard official advice.   An assessment of more than 500 Americans compared adherence to public health […]

All that was missing was a catalyst; one which according to & Bloomberg & arrived in late May as retail landlords started sending out thousands of default notices to tenants, who in turn experienced a collapse in foot traffic, sales and cash flow due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and were simply unable to pay their […]

There is no doubt that, contingent on World Bank aid to be given to poorer countries in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns, agrifood conglomerates will aim to further expand their influence. It’s a sector which demands the entrenchment of capitalist agriculture via deregulation and the corporate control of seeds, land, fertilisers, water, pesticides, food processing and retail […]