A group of environment-focused economists in Germany have called for massive tax hikes on meat products to combat climate change, even as food prices surge due to inflation. According to researchers from TU Berlin’s Chair of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, the government should move to limit meat consumption to “attain greenhouse gas neutrality.” “Livestock […]
It’s been discovered that yet another person tasked with reviewing Ireland’s abortion laws – this time the chair of the process – was an outspoken supporter of repeal during 2018. According to Irish Legal News, “Marie O’Shea BL has been appointed to lead the second phase of the independent review of Ireland’s abortion laws.” Health […]
Covid rules
PSNI blocking full disclosure
Minister O’Gorman informed the Dáil in June that Asylum Migration and Integration Fund payments would be “flowing to successful applicants in 2022.”
Hollywood actor Sean Penn has said that men are “cowardly” for giving up their masculinity, saying that males should not have to become “feminised” to show respect to women. The remarks were made last week during an interview with the Independent, where Penn was asked about prior remarks he had made regarding masculinity in society. […]
The TD’s sponsoring the Bill are Mairéad Farrell and Sorca Clarke.
U-turn from Government
The Chair of the Bioethics Commission of Austria is considering vaccine mandates for other diseases in addition to Covid-19. Christiane Druml said that mandatory vaccination against diseases such as measles, whooping cough or the flu should be considered. “The Covid-19 vaccination requirement could be the starting signal for a new attempt to better protect people […]
Pharmaceutical giant Moderna, working with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) nonprofit, have begun human trials of their experimental HIV vaccine last week, beginning the first phase of clinical trials. “We are tremendously excited to be advancing this new direction in HIV vaccine design with Moderna’s mRNA platform,” said IAVI CEO Mark Feinberg in a […]
‘Benefits did not outweigh risks’
‘Not to blame’ for infections?