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Case closed: The ‘Dictator Dan’ label was justified

Daniel Andrews’ lockdowns and other curbs on basic freedoms during the pandemic were unjustified, inconsistently enforced in a racially discriminatory way, harmed kids and women disproportionately, and in some cases resulted in outcomes the reverse of those intended. That’s the conclusion not of Victorian Labor’s political opponents, nor right-wing extremists and cookers, but of the […]

How the coronavirus defeats the innate immune response

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has an enzyme that can counteract a cell’s innate defense mechanism against viruses, explaining why it is more infectious than the previous SARS and MERS-causing viruses. The Kobe University discovery may point the way to the development of more effective drugs against this and possibly similar, future diseases. When a virus […]

After Pfizer’s coronavirus boom, CEO in crosshairs over sales slump

Flush with cash from its coronavirus success, Pfizer went on a buying spree, shelling out more than $US60 billion to expand into therapies for immune diseases, migraines, sickle cell disease and respiratory syncytial virus. The centrepiece purchase was the $US43 billion acquisition of Seagen, a cancer company with a precision-missile-like approach to targeting tumours. But […]