Tag: COVID-19

COVID-19: Mea Culpa, From the Former French Health Minister

In the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, French authorities communicated extensively about the ineffectiveness of the mask. The government went so far as to suppress its distribution, sale, and use in the public arena.

Von der Leyen Faulted for Lack of Transparency in Pfizer Deal

It is not the first time that von der Leyen fell under an EU body’s scrutiny. In late January this year, the European Ombudsman launched an investigation to ascertain her role in negotiations with the U.S. pharmaceutical.

Macron Abuses Defence Councils

The existence of recurrent crises should not be used to justify the maintenance of a permanent state of emergency or to bypass the governing protocols of the Fifth Republic.

Confessions of an Epidemiologist

We witnessed a prolonged curtailment of freedom of movement, freedom of association, and freedom of speech. But Mark Woolhouse does not address this. In fact, while he clearly comes out as lockdown sceptical, it is not entirely clear why.

Germany Announces October’s New COVID Rules

Health Minister Lauterbach presented the latest version of the German Infection Protection Act which will keep mask mandates and vaccination statuses around until 2023.

End of COVID Restrictions in France

Containment, curfews, and the use of the health pass are now a thing of the past. The scientific council, responsible for guiding the government’s health policy, is dissolved.

Germany Dumps 3.9 Million Vaccines

The health ministry originally feared as many as 10 million doses would have to be thrown out, until it emerged that the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine can be stored for longer than initially thought, downgrading the estimated waste to 3 million doses.

“Pandamned”: Unmasking an Empire of Fear

The 2-hour documentary “Pandamned”by Dutch filmmaker Marijn Poels is a colossal undertaking aiming to summarize and assess overall socio-political developments of the past few years.