An article (“Don’t blame public for deaths, say ICU doctors”, 24 January, page 9) reported that Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians, had said NHS personnel were right to criticise people for breaking lockdown rules. As the quote from him made clear, he actually said: “Expressing these views may or may not be right but they are entirely understandable.” We also styled him as Dr Goddard; he is a professor.
Synthetic mRNA is not incorporated into the genetic material of the body’s antigen-presenting cells; instead it is used by the protein-making machinery of these cells (“I’ve had my first vaccine jab. It gives me hope of liberation ... but not yet”, 24 January, page 10).
It is Discovery, not Liberty Global, that is backing the TV channel GB News (“Star hosts gear up as Britain braces for partisan TV news”, 24 January, page 40). The same piece said that the Dubai-based Legatum Group “runs” a thinktank; in fact, while it established and funds the Legatum Institute, the latter is a charity with its own independent management team.
An article (“Public wants virtual trials to ease court case backlog”, 24 January, page 20) said that a survey had found “strong” public support for virtual hearings to deal with court delays in England and Wales. To clarify, the question in the survey found 11% “strongly support” this idea, while a further 32% “tend to support” it.
Canon Frome Court is in Herefordshire, not Hertfordshire, as we said (Welcome to the commune, Magazine, 17 January, page 16).
Other recently amended articles include:
Larry King, famed cable news interviewer, dies aged 87
TV tonight: Kirstie Allsopp crafts her way to Christmas
Cut food waste at home by sniffing and tasting, urges new campaign
‘An instinct to feed’ – New British Classics by Gary Rhodes
English council chiefs back postponement of May local elections
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