Daily briefing: Pfizer’s COVID pill looks promising

Nature, Published online: 08 November 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-03379-5 Pfizer antiviral cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% for vulnerable people newly diagnosed with COVID-19. Plus, what sponges can tell us about the nervous system, and scientists judge the COP pledges so far.
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