Researchers have built a model to predict how local tailoring of pandemic control measures such as lockdowns can halt disease transmission while reducing societal burden.
PLATCOV, a platform to assess the effectiveness of drugs against COVID-19, suggests that ivermectin has no significant antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2.
Just one or two mutations with strong effects, or an accumulation of mutations with small effects, may help the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 dodge the immune system or antibody-based therapies.
An analysis of cancer diagnosis and treatment highlights inconsistencies in the way lag times are calculated and suggests more standardised approaches are needed.