Notices by Kit Yates (kityates@mas.to)

“The analysis, billed as the most in-depth look yet at public procurement during the crisis, warns that systemic bias, opaque accounting and uncontrolled pricing resulted in vast waste of public funds on testing and personal protective equipment (PPE).”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/09/tory-covid-contracts-worth-15bn-had-corruption-red-flags-study-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

"In a new study published in the Journal of Hospital Infections, researchers found simple infection control measures could save lives and reduce costs."

It's not surprising really is it? Does make you wonder why we aren't even doing the basics.

https://buff.ly/3Xihxq2

“Despite the removal of mandates around masking and other safety procedures, COVID continues to cause severe illness, disability and death”

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/protecting-hcws-and-patients-an-impossible-fix-or-an-essential-one

“Several posts on Facebook claim that mpox (the disease caused by the monkeypox virus) is actually a side effect of the Covid-19 vaccines. This is not true.”

Can’t believe we even need these fact checking articles. It’s a sad reflection of where we are.

https://fullfact.org/health/mpox-covid-vaccines/?utm_content=buffer5bc9d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

“Fake manuscript titles ranging from “Unpacking the Aerodynamics of Flying Pigs” to “Why Dogs Follow You into the Bathroom: Insights into Canine Codependency”, the game pokes fun at the “absurdity” of what it takes to build a successful scientific career”

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02511-5

"Sunak and Johnson pushed repeatedly against autumn lockdown, inquiry told"

Although we have known for years hearing the details confirmed from independent sources, it still shocks me how callous they were with our health and our lives.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/07/fears-of-nhs-transfers-causing-care-home-deaths-raised-early-covid-inquiry-told?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Stop me if you've heard this one before.

Government ignores own scientific advisers to "approve the use of a banned bee-killing pesticide just days after the European Union’s highest court blocked its deployment on the continent."
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/britain-brexit-freedoms-bee-killing-neonicotinoid-2104102

I'm sorry, but you can't *always* be experiencing a higher volume of calls than average.

That's not how averages work.

Ah yes, the metric SI unit of "a penguin".

"A few weeks ago, the New York Times called mask-wearers "the last holdouts". This week, the world's richest people went to great lengths to protect themselves from COVID"
https://thegauntlet.substack.com/p/billionaires-at-davos-dont-think