Better late than never
A librarian working at UCL was shocked to find an overdue book for more than 50 years sitting on her desk when she returned to campus after working from home. The book, which is an 1875 copy of the comedic play Querolus, would have racked up fines amounting to £1,254 at a rate of 10p per day.
Thankfully for the returnee, the note they left was anonymous, although it did come with the cheeky instruction not to “throw it out, now that I’ve taken the time and trouble to return it”. You’d certainly hope not anyway.
Extra protection
A series of studies have found that being vaccinated against Covid-19 gives extra protection to those who’ve recovered from the virus, as well as those who’ve previously not been infected. Studies thus far had largely concerned those who had not tested positive for the virus, so is more good news about the usefulness of vaccination in tackling this disease.
Commenting on the data, Jennifer Juno of the University of Melbourne, who was not involved in either study, said: “These data confirm, in a large cohort, the added protective benefit of vaccination among individuals recovered from Covid-19.”
‘It makes you think someone is thinking of you’
A new service has been launched for those who want to do a bit of good and help elderly people in their community who are experiencing loneliness. Lottie launched the penpal scheme to tackle a problem that has only become exacerbated over lockdown, with people across all age groups being affected but a lot of older people can be particularly vulnerable to having these kinds of emotional difficulties.
Lillian, from Marham House Care Home, said she found it “very comforting” when she received her letter, and added: “It makes you think someone is thinking of you.”
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