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Just Do What Needs to Be Done, Prime Minister

Just Do What Needs to Be Done, Prime Minister

The National Party is on board to take part in the Super Saturday vaccination drive on October 16th, Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins says. In our own Covid-19 plan ‘Opening Up’ we outline the importance of pulling out all the stops to get as many Kiwis vaccinated as possible

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Israelis Do Not Want to Be Lab Rats for the World

Israelis Do Not Want to Be Lab Rats for the World

Eliora A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is now required in Israel. They have discovered that those over 60 who were vaccinated more than 5 months ago are statistically much more likely to catch Covid -19 than those who received their vaccine recently. David O’Conner, Professor

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Mask Mandate Is a Barrier to Vaccination

Mask Mandate Is a Barrier to Vaccination

Penn Hackett If you want to get vaccinated you must wear a mask in the vaccination centre. If you cannot wear a mask how do you get vaccinated? The mask mandate has had a big impact on my life. As a small business owner, I have advised my clients I

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The Case for the Defence, M’Lud

The Case for the Defence, M’Lud

I haven’t had The Vax. Not even the first one. Sorry. There, I’ve said it. And of course, I am hiding behind a nom de plume so my employers, clients, suppliers, ISP, bankers, friends and relatives don’t drag me out onto the street and kick me to

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I’m a Pediatric Brain Surgeon and I’m Concerned about the Impact of Delayed Diagnoses on My Patients Due to COVID-19

Sheila Singh McMaster University Sheila Singh is a Professor of Surgery, Neurosurgeon, Scientist, and Director of Cancer Research Centre, McMaster University The incidence of brain cancer in children in Canada is three in 100,000. Brain cancers are treatable when they are localized but prognosis worsens and they become less

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Apply the Rules Equally or Not at All

Apply the Rules Equally or Not at All

Conserve NZ It seems that many people want to hold faith leaders Brian Tamaki and Peter Mortlock accountable for backing protests that they consider to be potential “super spreaders” of Covid-19. So if people see this as a justifiable position, then there is another public figure who needs to also

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Government Must Buy COVID Treatments Now

Government Must Buy COVID Treatments Now

News from Merck that their antiviral pill, Molnupiravir, reduces the chances that patients newly diagnosed with Covid-19 will be hospitalised by about 50 per cent is incredibly encouraging and should prompt the New Zealand Government to urgently contract for this drug and other next generation Covid treatments, National’s Covid-19

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Think like a Domino

Voices for Freedom Yesterday, I took one for the team. I listened with gritted teeth to our Dear Leader (and her trusty public health sidekick), telling us how they’ve “bin” working hard to create us a new framework. We’re moving away from “elimination” ( and don’t you know

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Is the Tide Beginning to Turn?

KSK It is raining.  Again.  It is also the day that, once again, there is another lockdown/lockout/lockup in place.  In yet another diatribe from the lectern of lies, we have been berated by our stern arm-waving, head-rolling, eye-squinching Head Prefect, like wilful children for failing to prevent this

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‘Instead We Can Dismiss’

‘Instead We Can Dismiss’

Chris Penk First published by The BFD 7th July 2020 The BFD has serialised National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Today is the final extract. “Instead we can dismiss” Let us finish as we began, observing that it was only supposed

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Kind of Ridiculous

Kind of Ridiculous

Chris Penk First published by The BFD 6th July 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. Kind of ridiculous Is there anything more absurd than an instruction to “be kind”? For one thing, it’s illogical.  The

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Who Would Trust a Completely Discredited WHO?

Who Would Trust a Completely Discredited WHO?

In a move somewhat akin to the Beagle Boys investigating the Great Duckberg Bank Robbery, the WHO are preparing to “investigate” the origins of Covid-19. For a third time. In a stunning display of wishful thinking, the WHO says it is confident that this time China will cooperate. Despite the

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