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12 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Today’s #COVID19 headlines:

The arthritis drug tocilizumab has been found to save lives when given to patients in hospital with severe covid-19 and reduce the risk of needing ventilation. bbc.co.uk/news/health-56…
People who have received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine exhibit strong T-cell responses against the virus variants first identified in Kent and South Africa, according to a study that has not yet been peer-reviewed. theguardian.com/world/2021/feb…
Victoria state, Australia, has imposed a 5-day lockdown on around 6.5 million people in response to a new covid-19 cluster linked to a quarantine hotel in Melbourne, with 13 confirmed cases. news.sky.com/story/covid-19…
For more updates, read our daily #covid19 roundup. newscientist.com/article/223747…

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