Paul Rudd Saturday Night Live to film without audience amid Omicron surge

People’s Sexiest Man Alive to host show for fifth timeNBC cites ‘abundance of caution’ behind Covid moveThe actor Paul Rudd, People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021, was set to be inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on Saturday Night Live but the sur…

UK scientists: bring in curbs now or face up to 2m daily Covid infections as Omicron spreads

Deaths could hit 6,000 a day and delaying restrictions until New Year will cut effectiveness, say Sage expertsRead more: is there any good news at all on Omicron?The scale of the threat posed by the Omicron variant was laid bare by government scientist…

Coronavirus live: WHO warns Covid vaccines may be less effective against Omicron variant

Latest updates: Omicron risk remains ‘very high’, says latest WHO statement; Olaf Scholz vows to ‘win the fight’ against Covid in first major address to German parliament US passes 800,000 Covid-related deaths – highest in the worldUK Omicron infection…

抗体をカスタムメイドする時代がすぐそこまで来ている──「THE WORLD IN 2022」 CUSTOMIZED ANTIBODIES

有害な病原体からわたしたちの身体を守る免疫システム。2022年は、人工的につくる抗体を利用することで、既存の治療法、医薬品では対処できなかったがんやウイルスを攻撃できるようになる(雑誌『WIRED』日本版VOL.43より転載)。

Covid live: Thailand to speed up booster jab roll-out; SA president Ramaphosa has ‘mild symptoms’ after positive Covid test

Thailand halves to three months time between administering second shot and a booster; 69 year-old South African president tested positive for Covid-19 on SundayFauci urges Americans to get Covid booster as US nears 800,000 deathsNew Zealand investigate…