@Telegraph has seen an internal analysis of the economic and social impact of Covid-19 certification written by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Across the 13 pages are a series of concerns about how the policy would work and its knock-on implications
Boris Johnson has said Covid-19 certification - which would see people having to show proof of two Covid jabs before entry - could be adopted in England as part of his “Plan B".
🏴Scotland had already adopted a vaccine passport scheme.
The first weekend of its enforcement was dubbed an “unmitigated disaster” by the Scottish Hospitality Group telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/…
The impact assessment states adopting the system at Premier League games could result in “bottlenecks” outside stadiums meaning not everyone’s Covid-19 status would be checked.
💰It was also estimated that the turnover of affected venues could drop between £345m and £2.067bn
✅Some potential positive impacts are also noted, with reference made to opinion polls showing that more people would feel safer to attend such events if Covid-19 certification was adopted
DCMS sources did not dispute the accuracy of the document.
A spokesperson for the department said: “There is good evidence to suggest certification would have a beneficial impact on infection rates and it would also avoid the need for capacity caps or closures”
💡From anti-cancer bread to super tomatoes: genetically-engineered food becoming available in the UK is closer than ever before.
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✅ The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has removed certain regulatory restrictions.
...meaning scientists in the UK can now apply to conduct field trials of gene edited crops for the purpose of food production
Scientists in Harpenden are hoping to create the world’s first anti-cancer bread
🌾 The wheat plant’s DNA is being tweaked to produce less of an amino acid called free asparagine, which when cooked can create a chemical linked to cancer
Frances Haugen, a former product manager at the social media giant, will face a committee scrutinising the Government’s upcoming Online Safety Bill.
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Haugen says the question is not whether Facebook invented concepts such as hate and ethnic violence – which it didn't – but rather what it's doing to amplify and expand these issues.
Asked if she thinks Facebook has made hate worse: "Unquestionably it's making hate worse"
😴Our sleep has taken quite the battering over 18 months of restrictions.
The stress of the pandemic has led some to experience sleep difficulties dubbed “coronasomnia”, adding to the third of us who already suffer from sleep problems