Pandemic science is a rollercoaster. Almost every week, there’s a new first-rate piece of research that helps make serious progress in the fight against Covid-19. At the same time, there are usually clear examples of how not to do science. Last week was no exception.
Our dose of good science came in the form of the immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab. The Prime Minister had some trouble pronouncing its name at a press conference, and I don’t blame him. But however you say it, Oxford’s Recovery trial has found it seems to work.
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